How many times have we, as parent's of kids with special needs waited endlessly for insurance to approve a new wheelchair or walker? Or, how many pieces of outgrown walkers, bath chairs or wheelchairs are gathering dust in your basement or garage? Well, here is an organization that every family of children with special needs or elderly parents should know about - Katy's Kloset in Pewaukee. Katy's Kloset, which is a part of Team Up With Families, is an equipment lending library where you can drop off your kid's or parents old or outgrown medical equipment. The staff at Katy's Kloset will then spruce it up and lend it out to familys' who need it free of charge. Here is a link to a segment about Katy's Kloset that recently appeared on Lifetime TV.
http://healthcorner.walgreens.com/display/1881.htm Our family has volunteered, donated and borrowed equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, scooters and bath chairs on a regular basis from Katy's Kloset for the past ten years. Katy's Kloset was green before it was even hip to be green! Check out the Katy's Kloset website for more information:
http://teamupwithfamilies.org/