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Care for Bennett, 87: help cover a carer and medication in Houston
Help Bennett stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for me, who's 87. After worsening Parkinson's disease Bennett can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Bennett desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Bennett worked all of his life as a factory worker, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $6,500 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $4,900
• Medication and prescriptions: $960
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $240
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $400
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Bennett
Updates from Bennett
Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($860). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental.
- Peter Seidel 🇩🇪 · $200
“Thinking of you. Thought of Bennett all day after reading this. - Berlin”
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- Lucy G. Neal 🇺🇸 · $100
- Ngân Trang Truong 🇺🇸 · $100
- Hailey E. Figueroa 🇬🇧 · $77
- Anita N. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $69.50
- Paloma G. Domínguez 🇲🇽 · $65
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $57
- Aishwarya G. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $56
- Imani Nakamya 🇰🇪 · $54
- Ochieng Salim Onyango 🇺🇬 · $52.50
- Naana Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $50
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- Elke Arnold 🇩🇪 · $50
- Sudhakar Yadav 🇮🇳 · $50
- Habib Imran Saha 🇮🇳 · $50
- Sarah N. Carter 🇺🇸 · $50
- Ngọc Quỳnh Vuong 🇺🇸 · $50
“Sending love. Thought of Bennett all day after reading this. - San Diego”
- Nandini C. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $32
- Eliane Adriana Souza 🇧🇷 · $30
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good luck, Bennett. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Wiesbaden but we're thinking of you. All the best
Thinking of you. Get well soon. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Los Angeles.