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Tracey Porreca
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Living in Alaska isn’t easy for wheelchair users, but Tracey Porreca wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
New Mobility recently featured how individuals like Tracey handle mobility challenges and day-to-day farming and outdoor tasks in unique rural environments. Tracey lives in a remote location in Alaska where -40 is normal for mid-December.
While her environment poses unique challenges ranging from transportation risks to regular travel for qualified medical care, Tracey says she loves her unique and lush natural environment.
“I decided then I would not be fearful. The mindset is to meet things head on”
Her Help Hope Live fundraising campaign is critical to generating support for her out-of-pocket expenses connected to the rare diagnosis hypophosphatasia.
Tracey not only met but exceeded her initial $10,000 fundraising goal in less than six days.
She shared this Update on her Campaign Page on April 19:
Written by Emily Progin“I’m very surprised and truly humbled by everyone’s generosity. Special thanks to Help Hope Live for being an amazing, responsible nonprofit organization in helping me with this. I can’t say enough good things!”