A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for a local in need of a platform lift to help her in her home.
Jane Hash, of Los Osos, is a “healthcare advocate/content creator/mermaid, who has connective tissue disorder called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI). She is in need of Bruno Residential Platform Lift in her home.
“After being on a waiting list to get a lift for more than three years, I am still waiting and still can’t safely get in/out of our house and it’s taking a toll on my mental health,” Hash wrote on the GoFundMe page. “There are many types of OI and I have one of the more severe types that is characterized by my short stature, extremely fragile bones and loose joints that pop frequently.
“I’m sharing these details of how fragile I am to help you understand why it is dangerous and terrifying for me to be carried down and up these stairs every time I leave my house. Chances of me surviving a fall down these stairs are slim.”
Hash, 51, said she had broken her bones hundreds of times from doing things that most people would not consider dangerous, like:
• bumping my head getting in/out of a car fractured my skull
• coughing too hard broke my ribs
• picking up a cup that was heavier than I thought, so I dropped it on my foot and broke it (the cup survived just fine)
•using a ramp that was too steep which caused my seatbelt to break my ribs
The fund hopes to raise $11.5 thousand to purchase the lift. To make a donation go to GoFundMe.com and search Jane Hash.
