Help Katrina Get a Custom Wheelchair

Hello friends! I am asking for help raising money for a custom wheelchair.

As many of you know, I have a rare connective tissue disorder called Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). I experience daily dislocations of joints, which are incredibly painful. Over the past couple of years, my hEDS has gotten worse, greatly impacting my mobility. Because of my condition, I struggle with walking and standing for an extended period of time due to pain, instability, and strength (I am also more prone to fainting if I am on my feet, due to POTS, a type of tachycardia). I started my mobility aid journey with a walker, but my lack of mobility has reached the point to where I need to start using a wheelchair full-time.

In March, I had an assessment done for a custom wheelchair with NuMotion. This custom wheelchair would be exact to my measurements which would make using a wheelchair safer for my body, and I would also be able to use this custom wheelchair in my home as NuMotion measured all of the entryways in my home to make sure it would fit.

Using a custom wheelchair would greatly improve my quality of life, as it would allow me to get around more independently with less pain not only out in public, but in my own home. Using a custom wheelchair would allow me to do more with my loved ones, because I'd be in less pain and I would have more stamina as opposed to using my walker.

Any amount helps, and even if you can't donate, that's okay! Thank you for caring about me and taking the time to read this blurb. :-)

Hugs and love,

Katrina Johanns