Our cousin and friend Emily Norman is in a wheel chair and is house bound because she can’t get down the steep steps from her apartment. We are raising funds to help her get an outdoor stair lift installed so she can get out and about more. Her landlady has generously approved this, and the town permits have been granted.

Those who know Em know how upbeat and positive she always is in-spite of a complicated medical history. She struggles with a disease called neurofibromatosis where tumors located on the nerve roots of her spinal cord cause weakness and nerve damage in her arms and legs. A few years ago she had a stroke, which left her even more dependent on a wheel chair than before. Just a year ago she broke her ankle which keeps her in the wheel chair.

Em currently spends $600 for transportation, someone to lift her down the stairs every time she needs to see a doctor. And then, back up when she gets back home. Because of this cost she limits going out to absolutely necessary appointments.

A stair lift would allow Emily and her wonderful partner Robert more independence as well as allow her to remain in her home as opposed to moving to a nursing facility.

If you are able please consider donating to help Emily.