Climbing Out of the Rubble of Haiti

Image from Women's Health Magazine

Christa Belsford, the 25-year old Alaskan native, is a PhD candidate studying Sustainability at Arizona State University. She's also an avid rock climber (that's how she met my friend, Shannon) and outdoor enthusiast. You can hear her interviewed on CNN.

She's grateful to be alive and is asking for support of Haitans who can't afford or access the great medical care she is receiving.
In addition to supporting Haitans (Christa's brother, who was also injured during the quake, suggests Haiti Partners.org), Shannon has made the following appeal on behalf of Christa:

     "A lot of us have faced the potential of losing that which truly makes us alive—whether it be climbing a rock, carving a wave, or even tinkering around on the piano.  A fund has been started to help defray some of Christa’s expenses, and to purchase for her one of the things she will need to start climbing again: a specialized foot to be used once her residual limb has shrunk enough to accommodate a prosthesis.  The cost of the foot alone can be thousands of dollars and often insurance companies pass on the entire cost to the patient, deeming it 'medically unnecessary'.”
You can donate to the “Keep Christa Belsford Climbing” fund.
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