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Bisma wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Help Bisma stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After worsening Parkinson's disease Bisma can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Bisma desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Bisma worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 5 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 $750 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $580
• Medication and prescriptions: $40
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $25
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $105
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Bushra
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So sorry you're going through this, Bushra. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
Sending good thoughts, Bushra. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. After 14 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings