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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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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
Updates from Lydia
We're at 67% thanks to 99 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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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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.
Best of luck, Lydia. Wishing Dylan a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.
take care, Lydia. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Manila donated after I showed her your page
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.
hope you get there. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Lydia. It takes guts to ask. Well done
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
hope things get better soon, Lydia. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Los Angeles.