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Amal wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Amal, 89, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,550 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 89. After worsening Parkinson's disease Amal can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Amal desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Amal worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $3,550 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,950
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $150
• Medication and prescriptions: $450
With deep gratitude,
Zaid
Updates from Zaid
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,433 in total) the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Janet Irene Kimaro 🇰🇪 · $50.50
- Helen Zewditu Belay 🇪🇹 · $30
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $27.50
- Maria Magdalena Głowacki 🇵🇱 · $50
“Thought of Amal all day after reading this. - Katowice”
- Sébastien Marchal 🇨🇦 · $10
- Chanchai Arthit Prasertsak 🇹🇭 · $50
“God bless. My brother told me about this one. - Pattaya”
- Rina Putri Halim 🇮🇩 · $15
“Only $15 but hope it helps. - Jakarta Barat”
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $59.50
- Fani Ika Harahap 🇮🇩 · $25
- Ties Willem Smits 🇳🇱 · $25
- Farah Hala Sarkis 🇲🇦 · $10
- Daniel Dawit Kebede 🇪🇹 · $20
- Corazon M. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $20
- Gerald D. Smith 🇬🇧 · $25
- Susana K. Delgado 🇺🇸 · $29.50
“Thought of Amal all day after reading this. - Bakersfield”
- Zubair Haider Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $27
- Mustafa Abdullah Zerrouki 🇸🇦 · $100
- Eugene F. Cox 🇦🇺 · $50
- Rohit M. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $20
“Stay strong. Gave what I could this week. - Jodhpur”
- Deborah T. Ray 🇬🇧 · $10
“God bless. Please keep us posted. - Belfast”
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Thanks for sharing this, Zaid. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Móstoles.
thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Mesa!
Take care. Get well soon. We're a small family in Padua but we're thinking of you. All the best.
Wishing you the best, Zaid. Looking forward to the next update
good luck, Zaid. Shared this with my family.
Sending good thoughts, Zaid. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Cluj-Napoca