
Help Tory Get A Handicap Accessible Van
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My Name is Tory. I'm 28.I Used to live a normal life In till the date of May 6,2015.On that day A Tragic Thing Happened.A rare Disease called Transverse Myelitis caused my body to attack itself leaving me paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator(Breathing Machine) dependent.My mom stop working to take care of me and have been taking care of me for the last nine years. We had a used wheelchair van back in 2015 but my powerchair too tall to fit through the door of the van so we had difficulties getting me in and out the van. The van lasted about 4 months before the engine went out so then we ended up on the bus. The bus wasn't working out well we would leave the house at sunrise and not make it back home into late night and sometimes we would miss appointments.We dealed with people attitudes and all.My last straw with the bus was when the bus driver had refuse to take me and kicked me and my mom off the bus.So we late resulted to putting me in Hoyer lift and getting me in the car that way which is even more difficult.And is what we currently do to transport me around.Also my ventilator only has a 8 hour battery so I always need a place to plug it up so that the battery won’t end up dead.So If you could help us with getting the funds to get a customized wheelchair van that fits all of my needs it would be nice very much appreciated. And here's the link to my news story. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/physician-assistant-leads-effort-to-get-paralyzed-teen-home-_20151107003603715
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Tory Griffin
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Jacksonville, FL