Austin Bickerton Medical Help

UPDATE: Thank you so much for everyone's donations! We did it! Austin has received his wheel chair. With all the donations we were able to get his wheel chair. We are still struggling to cover his continuous medical expenses. I started this Go Fund Me Page to help my best friend, Barbara Burtch. Her grandson, Austin is a 13 year old from Mount Forest Ontario Canada. He is the son of Blaine Hawkrigg and Brent Bickerton. Grandson to Barbara Burtch (Paul) Doug Hawkrigg (Brenda). Austin also has 2 younger brothers Owen and Tyson.  Austin was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, it is a group of genetic disorders that affects the bones. It results in bones that break easily. The severity may be mild to severe.  In Austin's case it is quite severe. He was actually born with most of his bones broken. Austin has a difficult time getting around as even the slightest bump can break a bone.  Since his birth, he has had more than 20-30 casts, and 5 major surgeries.  Most of his bones have been broken at least once. His life expectancy is shortened due to this disease. Austin requires an electric wheel chair to give some measure of safety.  This specialized wheel chair is partially funded by the government but the balance falls upon the family. If the money isn't paid the Mobility Organization has the option to cancel the wheelchair request.  It is currently waiting for payment so it can be delivered to Austin.  Besides the wheel chair, Austin needs to travel a couple times a  year to either London or Ottawa (the prefered location) for medical treatments. Along with his medications, specialized care, it is a huge financial burden that the family is stuggling to endure. Blaine is a stay at home mom as Austin requires constant care. His father is unable to work due to health reasons. So there is no extra money to provide him with the treatments and medical devices he needs to provide him with. Austin has anxiety due to his constant fear of breaking another bone.  Therefore, he spends most of his time indoors.  outdoors safely. Austin is a grade 8 student at St. Marys Catholic School in Mount Forest, Ontario Canada. We are reaching out to get some help for Austin and his family. Any donation will be greatly appreciated by Austin and his family. Thank you, Theresa, Barbara and Austin's family.