TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma veteran is collecting mobility aids for others who served their country.
Dr. Jerry Griffin is a former Tulsa Public Schools board member, and served in Vietnam. He said a man recently walked up to him in a restaurant asking if he knew a veteran who needed a wheelchair.
That question sparked Griffin's mission to collect and temporarily give away mobility aids to veterans for free.
"A lot of times, people, you got to reach a certain criteria. I’ve noticed people walking around the clinic outside that look worse than I do and need stuff," said Griffin. "So, what we want to do is meet the interim need."
Griffin said he was blessed to get a chair after about a two-year-long wait. The motorized wheelchair helps Griffin, who has Parkinson's.
"It just makes you feel so good about yourself to be able to go to the hamburger stand or do something like that, so the psychology of it is tremendous, tremendous," said Griffin.
Another perk of his chair is a feature that lifts him up to meet people at eye level. He said anything that helps with mobility is great, including looking for walkers and wheelchairs.
He also wants to see if anyone will help with pick-ups if people can't drop off the items.
Griffin is accepting donations at 6552 East 60th Street through the week of July 14.
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