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Care for Clara, 74: help cover a carer and medication in Freiburg
Help Clara stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After the death of her spouse Clara can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Clara 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.
Clara worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 5 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $4,200 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $3,150
• Medication and prescriptions: $690
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $360
Thanks for reading all this.
- Werner
Updates from Werner
Update from Freiburg: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 10% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $120 so far, I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental.
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wishing you the best. Hope you get there. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
you're not alone. Hope this works out for you. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Take care, Werner. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Freiburg
Thank you. If you're in Freiburg I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.
hope it all works out, Werner. Your post was clear and honest
Rooting for you, Werner. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours.
Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. I hope January is when things finally get easier. Take care.
You're not alone. Wishing Clara a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Hang in there, Werner. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together