Where are those big hearts in Texas?/ Barr Foundation soliciting prosthetist sponsor for Houston area B/K amputee
Tony Barr
Description
Collection
Title:
Where are those big hearts in Texas?/ Barr Foundation soliciting prosthetist sponsor for Houston area B/K amputee
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
3/15/2001
Text:
Please considr evaluating this patient for possible Barr Foundation
sponsorship!
Please email if you have an interest!
> To the Houston O&P Professional Community,
>
> If you would consider evaluating this amputee for BUAAF sponsorship, the
> Barr United Amputee Assistance Fund would compensate you based on our
> reimbursement schedule.We may also be able provide some of the components
to
> keep the cost down.
>
> Please contact me if you may have an interest in recieving a application
and
> evaluating the applicant.
>
> Anthony T. Barr
> President
> Barr Foundation
> 561-394-6514
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
>
>
> > Dear Sirs,
> >
> > I am trying to get some help for my husband. A little over a year
> ago
> > he was in an accident. The orthopedic Dr. he was seeing at that time
> > attempted to save his left lower leg, but it didn't work out. In July of
> last
> > year he had to have a BKA due to osteomyolitis. Since he didn't have any
> > insurrance, he was put on the indigent program in our community for the
> > amputation. Since then we have tried various programs in order to get
him
> a
> > prosthesis and we keep getting the run around. It would mean a great
deal
> to
> > him to be able to walk again and help provide for his new family.
> > We live in a small community about an hour south of Houston, Tx and
> there
> > just isn't much in the way of employment opportunities here for someone
> > needing to use a wheelchair and crutches. I am a nurse and have three
> > children and a mother I have to support also. He also has a daughter he
> would
> > like to be able to help with her needs. He is the most wonderful man in
> the
> > world to me and I am desprite to try and help him. I am trying to find
> help
> > without him knowing. I have even tried to save the money to take care of
> it
> > myself, but it just hasn't been a possibility. If there is anyway you
can
> > help, please let me know.
> > Thank you
,
> >
Melissa
> >
>
sponsorship!
Please email if you have an interest!
> To the Houston O&P Professional Community,
>
> If you would consider evaluating this amputee for BUAAF sponsorship, the
> Barr United Amputee Assistance Fund would compensate you based on our
> reimbursement schedule.We may also be able provide some of the components
to
> keep the cost down.
>
> Please contact me if you may have an interest in recieving a application
and
> evaluating the applicant.
>
> Anthony T. Barr
> President
> Barr Foundation
> 561-394-6514
> www.oandp.com/barr
>
>
>
> > Dear Sirs,
> >
> > I am trying to get some help for my husband. A little over a year
> ago
> > he was in an accident. The orthopedic Dr. he was seeing at that time
> > attempted to save his left lower leg, but it didn't work out. In July of
> last
> > year he had to have a BKA due to osteomyolitis. Since he didn't have any
> > insurrance, he was put on the indigent program in our community for the
> > amputation. Since then we have tried various programs in order to get
him
> a
> > prosthesis and we keep getting the run around. It would mean a great
deal
> to
> > him to be able to walk again and help provide for his new family.
> > We live in a small community about an hour south of Houston, Tx and
> there
> > just isn't much in the way of employment opportunities here for someone
> > needing to use a wheelchair and crutches. I am a nurse and have three
> > children and a mother I have to support also. He also has a daughter he
> would
> > like to be able to help with her needs. He is the most wonderful man in
> the
> > world to me and I am desprite to try and help him. I am trying to find
> help
> > without him knowing. I have even tried to save the money to take care of
> it
> > myself, but it just hasn't been a possibility. If there is anyway you
can
> > help, please let me know.
> > Thank you
,
> >
Melissa
> >
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “Where are those big hearts in Texas?/ Barr Foundation soliciting prosthetist sponsor for Houston area B/K amputee,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216248.
