Next Steps @ the NeuroFit Gym

WOW! Just, WOW! Thanks to you and many others, we have met our original goal of $20,000!!! Due to some direct gifts, we are able to reduce the published goal by nearly a third, to $14,200. We will be ordering the equipment next week, and hope to have it by the end of the year.

Subsequent gifts will be used to further benefit the NeuroFit Gym and its patrons. I don't have words to express how much we appreciate your support. Thank you!
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Hello, and thanks for considering my fundraiser!

 

As you may know, I’ve spent the last two years in rehabilitation from a spinal cord injury. Most of that time I have been working with Amy and Colleen at the NeuroFit Gym. They have been a very real godsend to me in that time. Not just to me, though. But to the many others they help overcome the challenges of Parkinson's, CVA, TBI, SCI, Alzheimer's, MS, ALS,

and other neurological disorders.

 

Your donation will help provide specialized Gait Training Equipment that helps people like me learn to walk again! I had the opportunity to use this equipment while at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. By helping support the patient’s weight, it allows them to walk for longer periods of time, increasing strength and stamina. It also encourages proper gait mechanics by avoiding bad habits that often develop.

 

Admittedly, this effort is selfishly motivated. I really want to get back to walking again! But the beauty of this opportunity, of supporting the NeuroFit Gym, is that it will help many more people who face challenges similar to my own. Individuals suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and other neurological disorders will benefit as well.

 

Your gift will go directly to the NeuroFit Gym, a registered 501c3 organization. Therefore, your gift is tax-deductible. If we meet our goal, it will provide an unweighing system as well as a rehabilitation treadmill, similar to those you can see in the video. To learn more about the gym, check out their website: https://www.theneurofitgym.com/

 

I know that $20,000 is a lot of money. And, frankly, I’m embarrassed to be asking for your help. But the last two years have taught me that we are not as independent as we might like to be. And I think I am realizing that maybe, we weren’t created to be.

 

Thanks for your help.