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Care for Donna, 80: help cover a carer and medication in Liverpool

Donna can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $4,950.

🇬🇧 L16 2AY, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom4,229 views
Gloria L. Campos
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Liverpool
I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After a fall and hip fracture Donna can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Donna 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. Donna worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, 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 $4,950 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $3,850 • Medication and prescriptions: $470 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $420 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $210 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Gloria
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Gloria

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,166 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $882 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Nirali F. Sathe 🇮🇳 · $1,000
  • Cora C. Morrison 🇺🇸 · $500
  • Irfan Waseem Memon 🇵🇰 · $200
  • Abubakar Uchenna Raji 🇳🇬 · $200
  • Emery E. Graham 🇺🇸 · $200

    “Get well soon. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Sacramento”

  • Jaxon J. Burns 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Carolina L. Tapia 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Oaxaca de Juárez”

  • Bithi Mitu Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Happy to help. Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Marta J. Soto 🇦🇷 · $100

    “Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Buenos Aires”

  • Benjamin R. Dunn 🇬🇧 · $100
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  • Kamal Narayan Newar 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Adrian Robertson 🇺🇸 · $75
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  • Bhavani F. Acharya 🇮🇳 · $74

    “Praying for you. I'm in Ludhiana, thinking of you. - Ludhiana”

  • Bohdan Roman Bondar 🇷🇺 · $70

    “Thought of Donna all day after reading this. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Víctor H. Vega 🇺🇸 · $59
  • Clara F. Quincy 🇺🇸 · $55.50

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  • Bakari Byaruhanga Otieno

    thanks for sharing this, Gloria. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.

    • Annabelle G. Burton

      Take care, Gloria. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

      • Crystal F. Pierce

        Hope things get better soon. Wishing Donna a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings

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