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Care for Agnes, 75: help cover a carer and medication in Malmö
Agnes can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $5,450.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a fall and hip fracture Agnes can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Agnes 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.
Agnes worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $5,450 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $4,350
• Medication and prescriptions: $290
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $310
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $500
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Emil
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“Hang in there. Thought of Agnes all day after reading this. - Mardan”
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“All the best. My father told me about this one. - Dar es Salaam”
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“Blessings. Thought of Agnes all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”
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thinking of you, Emil. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.