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Care for Dylan, 90: help cover a carer and medication in Los Angeles

Dylan, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $6,150 for a carer and medicines.

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Lydia J. Scott
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Los Angeles
I'm caring for my father, who's 90. After the death of his spouse Dylan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Dylan desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Dylan worked all of his life as a farmer, and raised 2 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $6,150 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $650 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $540 • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,960 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Lydia
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Updates from Lydia

  1. We're at 67% thanks to 99 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Update from Los Angeles: I made the first payment toward part-time carer. We're at 34% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Dylan all day after reading this. - Lahore”

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    “Blessings. Thought of Dylan all day after reading this. - San Jose”

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    “Happy to help. Hope the December deadline works out. - Bologna”

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    “Every little bit. My colleague told me about this one. - Aurora”

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  • Vinícius Guimarães

    Wishing you the best, Lydia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

    • Sade Funmilayo Nwachukwu

      Best of luck, Lydia. Wishing Dylan a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.

      • Javier W. ValdezPhoto verified

        take care, Lydia. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Manila donated after I showed her your page

        • Dinesh E. OberoiPhoto verified

          Wishing you the best, Lydia. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in São Paulo but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

          • Marcus P. Miranda

            hope you get there. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

            • Kateryna Polina PonomarenkoID verified

              Rooting for you, Lydia. It takes guts to ask. Well done

              • Teguh Rizky Santoso

                Hang in there, Lydia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Nagpur

                • Matthias Peter Becker

                  hope things get better soon, Lydia. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                  $7,003 raised of $6,150

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