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A fellow from Sperryville, just released from the hospital following a serious car accident, needs a hospital bed at home during his lengthy recovery.
A man from Rock Mills breaks his ankle and needs a walker.
A cancer patient in Washington needs a hospital bed, a serving table and a blood pressure kit.
An elderly woman in Viewtown injures her hip and needs a wheelchair.
A family in Flint Hill needs a hospital bed for a daughter seriously injured in a car accident.
All of these people and scores of other convalescents have found help from the Rappahannock Loan Closet.
There’s no income eligibility requirement for this program, which was formerly operated under the auspices of the Cancer Society and is now run by volunteers and supported by private donations. “We’ve loaned convalescent aids to some of the county’s wealthiest families and to some of Rappahannock’s neediest people,” said Kim Novak, who has managed the Loan Closet for the past eight years.
There’s no charge; the equipment comes free.
Neither is there a time limit on the use of the wheelchairs, walkers, beds, commodes and other convalescent equipment. “Sometimes the item is kept for two or three weeks and sometimes for two years. We
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