December 30, 2025
Yesterday, we shared the story of Michael’s Christmas morning in Marshfield. Today, we’re happy to report there’s more — this time from Dorchester.
If you follow REquipment on social media, you might recall the post about the available one-arm-drive wheelchair that we kept asking you to share.
We knew someone out there needed a wheelchair that could be operated with just one arm. That’s one of the important strengths of our statewide reuse program: we find great homes for unique devices.
Well, that chair — donated in Amherst — is now well-loved in Dorchester.
Here’s the incredible story.
A woman born without a hand and forearm recently tore her ACL. At the hospital, she was sent home from the hospital with a knee brace, a crutch, and … severe bruising under her arm. It seems that getting around with a knee brace and a single crutch is incredibly difficult. It was also damaging to her one hand.
Then on December 22, she discovered REquipment and immediately found that one-arm-drive wheelchair in our online inventory of free, available equipment. The chair was configured for a right-handed user — exactly what she needed. She could hardly believe it.
She collected it the next day.
“I just wanted to let you know that we were able to get the chair right in time for Christmas,” she wrote REquipment. “Thank you so much for the quick and incredible help! Being on crutches has been brutal on one hand, and having this chair will make a world of difference.”
These connections are made possible by YOU — our generous reuse community. Donated devices change lives. Thank you.
If you’re able, please consider making a tax-deductible year-end gift today. Your generosity fuels the connections that turn donated equipment into dignity, independence, and relief.
Every gift makes a difference. Every gift matters.
