A total of 21 persons with disabilities from Guihulngan, Negros Oriental received adult wheelchairs and food packs from the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to “24 Oras,” Friday, this is in line with the upcoming National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week happening on July 17-23.
Among those who received a wheelchair is Arpil Velaspin, a vegetable farmer who became paralyzed after falling from a tree in 2000.
Since then, Arpil has been using a contraption made with a sack, wood, and wheels tied to his legs as his feet.
“Masisira yung damit ko kapag walang sapin na nilalagay,” Arpil said. “Kapag walang gulong, mahihirapan ako gumalaw. Ang sako nagsisilbing proteksyon ng balat para hindi masugatan ng mga bato.”
Arpil earns only P600 a week, which he and his mother use for their daily needs.
“Kahit ganyan ang sitwasyon niya, gusto talaga niya makatulong, para mabuhay kami,” Arpil’s mother, Fernanda Valespin, said.
For those in need of a wheelchair, you may contact the GMA Kapuso Foundation’s official Facebook page under the Kapuso, Kalusugan, Konsulta project.
For those who are interested to help, the GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations through bank deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank credit card, and Lazada.
For more information, visit the GMA Kapuso Foundation website.—Carby Basina/LDF, GMA Integrated News
