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Care for Bezawit, 89: help cover a carer and medication in Adama

Bezawit, 89, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $700 for a carer and medicines.

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Fikru Lemma
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Adama
I'm caring for my mother, who's 89. After a stroke last October Bezawit can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Bezawit desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Bezawit worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 2 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $700 goes: โ€ข Part-time carer (six months): $600 โ€ข Medication and prescriptions: $60 โ€ข Hospital bed and mattress rental: $25 โ€ข Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $15 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

Updates from Fikru

  1. Quick update: $150 raised so far (21%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. 13% there. the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. Thank you.

  3. Small update. $70 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  • Sumaiya Shima Roy ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $200
  • Lanre Ibrahim Nwankwo ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $75

    โ€œGod bless. Only $75 but hope it helps.โ€

  • Axel P. Garrett ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $50
  • Marcelo Enzo Dias ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $30
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25

    โ€œThought of Bezawit all day after reading this.โ€

  • Irene Rose Mwesigwa ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $20
  • Vijay K. Oberoi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $15
  • Akira Yuki Ishii ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ยท $10
  • Irene B. Rojas ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œAll the best. Thought of Bezawit all day after reading this.โ€

  • Randall Lucas ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œFrom my family to yours. Only $10 but hope it helps. - New Yorkโ€

  • Paul Yann Bertrand ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $10
  • Kevin E. Villanueva ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10
  • Joyce Andrews ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $5

    โ€œBlessings. I'm in Birmingham, thinking of you.โ€

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  • shared this with my family!

    • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Bezawit

      • Fikru LemmaOwnerAnswer

        Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (six months), $600. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.

    • Sending good thoughts. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Adama.

      • good luck, Fikru. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings.

        $470 raised of $700

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