No one plans to become afflicted with spinal cord injury paralysis. The sudden and always unexpected nature of such a debilitating injury brings with it many urgent, immediate needs and expenses.
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Walking with Anthony helps care for those initial financial emergencies to help people who would have nowhere else to turn to care for even the most basic of tasks and challenges.
That’s why your giving is so crucial; no one knows they’ll need the assistance, but you can make sure Walking with Anthony is ready to help when the need unexpectedly, tragically arises.
SCI Rehab Therapy
Recovery from spinal cord injury requires intense rehab to prevent further complications. By strengthening the rest of their bodies, people with an SCI can improve their quality of life.
Complicating the problem, however, is the fact that insurance doesn’t cover this vital therapy.
People with SCI need 10 hours of therapy, at $100-$200 per hour, every week.
Without financial assistance of any kind, most people with an SCI would have to make an impossible choice: pay for therapy that would prevent further injury and complications, or pay the rent and buy groceries.
Walking with Anthony covers the cost of essential rehab therapy so that people suffering from an SCI can face the enormous challenge of physical recovery with freedom from the relentless financial weight of paying for rehab.
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Your support of Walking with Anthony helps cover the costs of receiving the necessary care for basic, everyday life. What many of us take for granted are luxuries, and expensive ones, for those who suffer from SCI.
Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. The things most of us do every day, people suffering from an SCI need assistance to accomplish.
Imagine hiring someone to help you get ready in the morning . . . every day of your life. For people with an SCI, that’s a reality.
Special Equipment
Walking with Anthony helps make wheelchairs, wheelchair accessibility, and other special equipment needs attainable for people with SCI. Your gifts change an otherwise hopeless situation into a life where people with SCI can live, function, and thrive.
Building a Community of Support
Walking With Anthony has created an ever-growing community of SCI heroes who can look to each other for guidance, emotional support, friendship, and so much more. Anthony and Micki lead the way in providing both compassion and inspiration. In those times when someone just needs to vent or cry, Anthony and Micki are there to listen. And in moments when they need inspiration and a reminder that life with SCI can and will be full of joy and meaning, Anthony and Micki provide that real-life proof that it does get much better.