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Care for Denise, 94: help cover a carer and medication in Oakland

Help Denise stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.

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Eli T. Mitchell
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Oakland
I'm caring for my mother, who's 94. After a heart attack Denise can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Denise 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. Denise 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 three months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $6,250 goes: โ€ข Medication and prescriptions: $730 โ€ข Part-time carer (three months): $4,850 โ€ข Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $670 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Eli

  1. Update from Oakland: we've started the first stage. We're at 2% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Andrew Rodriguez ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $10

    โ€œEvery little bit. Please keep us posted. - Glasgowโ€

  • Ryan C. Park ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $15
  • Carla L. Cloete ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10

    โ€œThought of Denise all day after reading this. - Pretoriaโ€

  • Paloma S. Mora ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $75

    โ€œThought of Denise all day after reading this. - Tallahasseeโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Uthai Pornpimol Buranasiri ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $20

    โ€œStay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Phuketโ€

  • Nir Golan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $10

    โ€œThought of Denise all day after reading this. - Haifaโ€

  • Sanduni Amaya Wijesinghe ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $8
  • Nirali C. Bhatt ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25
  • Lena Katarzyna Sikora ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $70

    โ€œOnly $70 but hope it helps. - Poznaล„โ€

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  • James M. Robinson๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธVerified donor
    Changed my perspective

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

  • Regina R. Arias๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธVerified donor
    Went above and beyond

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

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  • Senthil C. Raman

    Take care, Eli. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

    • Caterina Costantini

      Keep going, Eli. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless

      • Khadija Ngozi Ibrahim

        Hang in there, Eli. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from San Francisco.

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