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Wilmington Family Seeks Financial Support to Renovate House for Handicapped Daughter
A local family is seeking money to help make improvements such as a lift/elevator, widened doorways and storage for their daughter who was born with a mitochondrial disorder.
A Wilmington family is turning to an online fundraising site in an effort to help make their home more accessible for their daughter, who was born with a mitochondrial disease and has been completely dependent on others since birth.
Kevin Keohane created a GoFundMe page for his eight-year-old daughter Emerson, who he said started having seizures at just six weeks old.
"She is not able to talk, sit/walk, eat or do any typical of a girl her age," Keohane wrote. "She is absolutely adorable and is happy almost all the time. Unfortunately, we live in a split level house and need to handicap it in order to remain there. This will require a one floor lift/elevator, walk in shower, widening of doorways/hallways, and much needed storage for all of her medical supplies."
As of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, $670 had been raised to help the family since it was posted about two months ago.
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"Whatever you can do to help us with this endeavor would be greatly appreciated," wrote Keohane.
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