Rehab To Walk Again
Hi and thank you for visiting my crowdfund page. Since 2013 I roll through life in a wheelchair, after my legs were paralyzed in a traffic accident. Recently my leg's muscles have improved drastically and I need help to gain funds to enroll in a physical rehab program to learn how to walk again.
Support + share this campaign and help me to realize this important need through the contribution of you and your friends!
What Happened?
April 2013. After being involved in a traffic accident in Thailand I got an operation on my broken back and was repatriated to Belgium. There Belgian doctors could only note that their Thai colleagues had done a professional job and that their findings were similar. A short week later I left the hospital and entered a rehabilitation center. Two months and a half later I got the message that I could head home.
My life could start again, although now in a wheelchair. Since that day I have made it my goal to live an active life, as I did before my accident. I am co-founder of the app On Wheels that serves as a city guide for people in a wheelchair. More than 22000 locations have been mapped in more than 7 Belgian cities.
How does On Wheels work?
The majority of my days are spent improving my condition through daily exercises. Daily 'big and small needs' are taking up a big part of my schedule and my budget.
Why Crowdfunding?
During the last year my legs functioning has improved drastically, giving me new hope to walk again one day. Researching rehab-centers worldwide I found out about the Step By Step Foundation in Barcelona, Spain. I applied for their two month program and after an extensive evaluation was accepted to take part in their intensive rehab program. Now I call out to you to help me realize this life goal I have set. Getting out of my wheelchair and have the possibility to walk again.
The physical rehabilitation program consists of two-3 hours of rehab per day/ five days per week and will start in October 2018.
Support and Share
To take part in this rehab program I need to get together 4500€. I cannot gather these funds by myself in any way. For that reason I call, through this crowdfunding campaign, upon you to make a contribution that will allow me to achieve this goal.
Every donation, small or big, contributes to augmenting my daily life quality and brings me one step closer to walking again.
I want to thank you for taking the time to take a look at my crowdfunding campaign and for sharing it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
Warm greetings,
Michiel
Want to know more about the On Wheels app and how you can be a part of it?
https://www.onwheelsapp.com
