"I didn't expect so many people to come to my aid." Tyumen residents raised money for a girl with cerebral palsy to buy an electric wheelchair.
Tyumen residents raised funds for a power wheelchair for a 24-year-old girl. Ekaterina Kadochnikova, She has congenital musculoskeletal problems. Her old wheelchair broke, and she couldn't get a new, modern one.
"I didn't expect so many people to come to my aid. Besides the commenters who say I'm begging for money, there are also genuinely kind people who want to help."- said Olga, Ekaterina after she was able to buy “transport” with the funds raised.
Ekaterina needed an electric wheelchair not only for walks, but also for work - she going Get a job as a programmer in her field. She has difficulty pushing the wheels of a manual wheelchair with her hands, as they are weak due to her illness. But she was not eligible for an electric wheelchair.
Ekaterina enrolled in a state-funded program and received an "A" for her thesis—a game about a girl with fragile bones. She had been looking for a job for a long time, but no one hired her. She believes it was because of her disability. After the first publication about her, Ekaterina was invited to an interview at a company, but suddenly the position was filled by someone else.
The girl says she was upset, but not too much, because her aunt taught her to “never give up!”
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