"They need this van to be able to get him to and from PT (physical therapy) and drug therapy safely. "That's why I am doing this for them," said Raffone, who lives in Manalapan. to wheel himself into the vehicle and continue to be comfortable and independent in his power wheelchair.Ī new wheelchair-accessible van would cost $70,00 to $80,000. A used one would cost about $30,000.
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"You are lifting up 145 pounds of dead weight. At his mom's, it takes her and his older sister to lift him together. "He cannot help you," said Cintron Sr., who has been active with JAR of Hope for two years.
lives in Edison with his mom and is in the 11th grade at Piscataway Regional School. The event, Raffone said, will raise money for the Cintron family to acquire a wheelchair-accessible van. Because Martin now weighs 145 pounds, it has become more difficult for his family, particularly his mom Damaris Gutierrez, to lift him, said his father, Martin Cintron Sr., who lives in Perth Amboy.
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