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Care for Atim, 96: help cover a carer and medication in Entebbe

Help Atim stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

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I'm caring for my mother, who's 96. After a diagnosis of dementia Atim can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Atim 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. Atim worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $600 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $480 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $30 • Medication and prescriptions: $90 Thank you so much. - Wanjiru

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Updates from Wanjiru

We're at 49% thanks to 13 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
We're at 33% thanks to 7 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($151 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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