Hello all,
I am eagrely awaiting the arrival of a young man from Kaluga, Russia. He
will be in Virginia on 7/2/99. He is visiting with the express purpose
of having arms fabricated for him. When he was 14 an electrical accident
left him a trans-humeral on one side and a shoulder disarticulation on
the opposite. At that time I was living in Clearwater, FL, the sister
city to Kaluga, and was asked to provide prostheses for him. He is now
19, obviously the limbs no longer fit. He is once again coming for new
ones.
My request is simple to ask for yet may be difficult to fulfill. When he
returns to Russia, he will need maintenance from time to time and I know
of no prosthetists in the area. Kaluga, is about 3 hours outside of
Moscow. If necessary this young man will travel for repairs.
If there is anyone out there close to the area where he lives, or anyone
who knows of someone close, please let me know so that we can arrange
for the two to meet.
Sincerely,
Joe Carideo, CP
