The SWLA Independence Center's "Loaner Closet," is in great need of slightly used medical equipment and supplies to give to those in need.

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(Photo by Elena Aquila/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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The SWLA Independence Center (SLIC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to assist disabled individuals with getting slightly used medical equipment and supplies.  These items are greatly needed, as they help individuals perform daily tasks and allow them to gain the functionality needed to live independently.

Because insurance doesn't always cover the cost of medical equipment, supplies, etc, SLIC came up with the "Loaner Closet," in which they would give those items to those in need in SWLA free of charge.  The recipients who can benefit from the donated items live in a 20 parish area here in Louisiana.  Those parishes include Calcasieu, Allen, Cameron, Acadia, Lafayette and many others.

KPLC-TV reports Paul Dufrene, who helps coordinate the "Loaner Closet" at SLIC  told them, "It's free for them to use however long they want. It makes them more mobile and independent and able to care for themselves," he added. "We just ask that if ever they feel that they no longer need it, they can return it to us."

Dufrene continued, "A lot of hospitals release people without walkers or wheelchairs or beds," he said. "They're left at home not having what they had when they were at the hospital."

To request a specific item or get more details on donating to the Loaner Closet, call     (337) 477-7194.  KPLC-TV reports the following items are needed:

Extra wide wheelchairs (7)

Removable arm wheelchair
Wheelchair with elevated legs
Regular size wheelchairs (7)
Wheelchair carrier for car
Hospital bed mattress
Roll in collapsible shower chair
Shower chairs (10)
Extra wide bedside potty (2)
Extra wide shower chair (3)
Tinge unit
Medium diapers
Bed pads
Batteries for wheelchairs
Scooters (5)
Portable oxygen tanks (2)
Lift chairs (4)
Nebulizers
Gel mattress
Hospital beds (2)
Bed trapeze
Extra large pull ups
Stand up lift
Bathtub benches (2)

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