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Care for Courtney, 84: help cover a carer and medication in Ottawa

Courtney can't afford the care She needs after a diagnosis of dementia; we're asking for $3,550.

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Kinsley Cohen
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Ottawa
I'm caring for my mother, who's 84. After a diagnosis of dementia Courtney can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Courtney desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Courtney worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three 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 $3,550 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $1,950 • Medication and prescriptions: $760 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $180 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $660 With deep gratitude, Kinsley
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Updates from Kinsley

  1. Small update. $806 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 53% now ($1,892). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Nisha D. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $15

    “Good luck. Thought of Courtney all day after reading this.”

  • Luke T. Bates 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Be well. - Hialeah”

  • Na-young Heo 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Ahmad Zulkifli Sitompul 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Hatice Yasemin Acar 🇹🇷 · $10
  • Shuvo Sohel Haque 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Happy to help. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Cox's Bazar”

  • Neil W. Galang 🇵🇭 · $15
  • Giuseppe Raffaele Moretti 🇮🇹 · $10
  • Aarón S. Jiménez 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Shared with friends too. - Málaga”

  • Nasser Samir Kassem 🇲🇦 · $30

    “Best of luck. From Rabat with love.”

  • Roman Anderson 🇦🇺 · $30
  • Naresh A. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Courtney all day after reading this.”

  • Marcel Baumann 🇩🇪 · $5
  • Rima Shahana Chatterjee 🇧🇩 · $20

    “You got this. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Dhaka”

  • Siti Sri Kurniawan 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Hussein Ghassan Shaker 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope this helps. My colleague told me about this one. - Austin”

  • Nicolás C. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Himari Junko Fujimoto 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Amélie Lecomte 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $50

    “Hope you get the rest soon. - Novosibirsk”

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  • Yogita M. Bhide

    so sorry you're going through this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings.

    • Valentina R. Banks

      So sorry you're going through this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Lahore

      • Sarah Dana DahanQuestion

        How is Courtney doing now?

        • Mónica M. Domínguez

          Take care, Kinsley. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Curitiba.

          • Dilani Chamari Pathirana

            Wishing you the best, Kinsley. Get well soon. Take care.

            • Janet Vida Obeng

              everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 9 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything

              • Arthur Mateus Bezerra

                Thinking of you and your family, Kinsley. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Love from Benin City.

                $3,481.50 raised of $3,550

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