Re: Generosity Provided to South African Amputee

Re: Generosity Provided to South African Amputee

Tony Barr

1/24/2002

Gary,
We appreciate the below testimonial, photos and letter recieved from Keith
MacDonald expressing his gratitude!
We will forward them on to those whom participated in this successful
rehabilitation effort.
The Barr Foundation would like to thank the OANDP- Listserve, Jack,
Fillauer, John, UPS and you for making this possible!
Tony

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Seaman < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >; < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:50 AM
Subject: RE: [OANDP-L] Generosity


> Dear Tony
>
> I would like to thank the Barr foundation for helping me help Keith
> Macdonald. Keith has been a patient of ours for many years, he was
> employed by a company that did modifications to Nissan vans, Nissan
> bought the company and late 2000 they decided to close the company. This
> meant that Keith no longer had health insurance.
>
> For many years Keith had been using a Black Max Mauch knee and was very
> happy with it, in 2001 it self destructed and needed replacing. Keith had
> started his own small contracting company doing building painting and
> renovations, being a new company he did not have the resources to
> purchase a new Mauch knee. We tried fitting Safety knees from most
> manufactures but be broke all of them. It was at this point, when I had
> no other options open to me that I asked for assistance from the Barr
> foundation, through this list server.
>
> Tony Barr replied and the process was started, it was very speedy and in
> no time a knee was donated by John Hattingh of Seattle, who shipped it to
> Jack Richmond at Fillauer, it was then sent UPS out to South Africa.
> Where we fitted the knee to Keith.
>
> Keith is now a very happy man, having the confidence of his new knee he
> knows that he can sustain his wife and family and is a shining example to
> the community.
>
> With out this list server I would not have been in contact with the Barr
> Foundation, I would like to thank the List
> Without the Barr Foundation the contact between donor and patient would
> not have happened, I would like to thank the Barr foundation.
> Without John Hattingh CPO from Seattle Keith would not have a 3C1 Otto
> Bock Mauch unit, I would like to thank John.
> Without Jack Richmond from Fillauer Hosmer who co-ordinated the transport
> of the knee Keith would not have the knee, I would like to thank Jack.
> Without UPS donating the freight costs Keith would not have the knee, I
> would like to thank UPS
> Without the staff at F W Seaman for fitting the knee Keith would not have
> the knee, I would like to thank my staff.
>
> Everyone has been fantastic, however I would like to mention that John
> Hattingh who was originally from South Africa and donated the knee unit I
> would especially like to thank, it is great to see that John can still
> give back to his old country.
>
> John and all who helped I salute you.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Gary Seaman
> Orthotist & Prosthetist
> South Africa
>