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Care for Álvaro, 77: help cover a carer and medication in Ciudad de México
Álvaro can't afford the care He needs after a stroke last July; we're asking for $550.
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Mexico175 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a stroke last July Álvaro can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Álvaro desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Álvaro worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 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 $550 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $280
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $130
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $140
Thank you for reading my story.
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Sending strength, Fernanda. Hope you get there. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Fernanda. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Macon so I could bring a meal.
Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Love from Kinondoni.
your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Pune so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Ciudad de México.
Thanks for sharing this, Fernanda. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together.