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Care for Chen, 85: help cover a carer and medication in San Jose

Chen, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,750 for a carer and medicines.

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Cheng Wei Guo
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San Jose
I'm caring for my mother, who's 85. After a heart attack Chen can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Chen 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. Chen worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $5,750 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $4,750 • Medication and prescriptions: $470 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $230 If you're reading this, thank you.

Updates from Cheng

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($4,136 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 24% funded and I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions.

  • Pandu Setiawan 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Vũ Lâm Diep 🇻🇳 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Chen all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Bolaji Kelechi Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Okello Simiyu Omondi 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $5
  • Nneka Juliet Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $200
  • Leonardo Tiago Marques 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Fitri Indah Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $10

    “All the best. From Semarang with love.”

  • Nisha B. Khanna 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Hang in there. Hope the September deadline works out. - Kochi”

  • Álvaro D. Guzmán 🇨🇴 · $10

    “Hope things get better. Hope the September deadline works out. - Envigado”

  • Halima Mukasa 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Zalak G. Savla 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Melanie J. Austin 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Chen all day after reading this. - Albany”

  • Quang Tâm Diep 🇻🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Paisley H. West 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Sergio N. Romero 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Ganesh W. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Thought of Chen all day after reading this. - Thane”

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  • Hope it all works out, Cheng. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

    • Victor A. AndradaPhoto verified

      Best of luck, Cheng. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

      • how is Chen doing now?

        • Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

          • Kevin Tim MüllerPhoto verified

            Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

            • Keep going. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

              • Sending strength. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of San Jose.

                • Good luck. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Thinking of San Jose.

                  • Stay strong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Love from Kaduna.

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