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Care for Anna, 85: help cover a carer and medication in Leipzig
Anna, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,350 for a carer and medicines.
🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1,582 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 85. After a heart attack Anna can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Anna desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Anna worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, 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 $3,350 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,250
• Medication and prescriptions: $520
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $140
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $440
Thank you so much.
- Helene
Updates from Helene
Good news. Because of your gifts ($291 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Liton Rakib Siddique 🇧🇩 · $100
- Nina Leni Busch 🇩🇪 · $66
- Declan W. Green 🇺🇸 · $50
- Mekonnen Lemma 🇪🇹 · $50
“Keep your head up. - Jimma”
- Sinta Irma Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $45
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
“God bless. I'm in Ubud, thinking of you. - Ubud”
- Gerardo Arturo Contreras 🇺🇸 · $20
- Mason Duncan 🇺🇸 · $20
“Get well soon. Thought of Anna all day after reading this.”
- Pairoj Surachai Thammasat 🇹🇭 · $20
“Hope this helps. Been where you're, it gets better. - Bangkok”
- Asma Dina Fahmy 🇲🇦 · $15
- Patricia M. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $15
“Get well soon. I'm in Mexicali, thinking of you. - Mexicali”
- Intan Fitri Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $10
“Thought of Anna all day after reading this. - Bandung”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $10
- Intan Maya Kartika 🇮🇩 · $7
- Veronica Gabriella Rinaldi 🇮🇹 · $5
- Karim Sami Yassin 🇪🇬 · $5
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $5
- Salim Yasir Slimani 🇲🇦 · $5
“All the best. From Fez with love. - Fez”
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Get well soon. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Leipzig
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about part-time carer (six months), advice is welcome too.
Hope it all works out. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Louisville.
You're not alone. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Leipzig
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Leipzig
hang in there, Helene. This could happen to any of us
Thanks for sharing this, Helene. Wishing Anna a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Mandaue.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Jakarta.
Good luck, Helene. I hope things turn around soon. After 9 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Joliet.
Best of luck. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 3 people at work. All the best.
Rooting for you, Helene. Hope the doctors have good news.
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Benin City donated after I showed her your page. God bless.