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Care for Edilene, 95: help cover a carer and medication in Uberlândia

Edilene, 95, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,550 for a carer and medicines.

🇧🇷 38433-918, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil1,949 views
Edilene Regina Dantas
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Uberlândia
I'm caring for me, who's 95. After a diagnosis of dementia Edilene can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Edilene 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. Edilene worked all of her life as a bus driver, 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 $1,550 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,150 • Medication and prescriptions: $125 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $100 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $175 Every share and every dollar helps. - Edilene
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Updates from Edilene

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 60% funded and I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations.

  2. We're at 46% thanks to 17 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Quick update: $215 raised so far (14%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $250

    “Every little bit. Shared with friends too. - Adama”

  • Damilola Bankole 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Good luck. Hope the June deadline works out. - Lagos”

  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Consuelo T. Torres 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Daria Elena Borisov 🇺🇦 · $75

    “Praying for you. Thought of Edilene all day after reading this. - Lviv”

  • Cooper Wright 🇺🇸 · $67

    “From my family to yours. Hope you get the rest soon. - Springfield”

  • Rosângela Renata Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $59.50
  • Kyung-soo Hyun-jun Yoo 🇰🇷 · $50

    “Stay strong. My neighbor told me about this one. - Gangnam”

  • Atieno Adhiambo Karanja 🇺🇬 · $50
  • Aisha Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $50

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Edilene all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Tigist Fikir Kebede 🇪🇹 · $50
  • Suren N. Govender 🇿🇦 · $50

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

  • Jose P. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Beth W. Zimmerman 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Nimra Uzma Ghani 🇵🇰 · $44
  • Hussein Jamal El-Sayed 🇪🇬 · $30
  • Adalynn Gonzales 🇦🇺 · $25
  • Nyambura Grace Wafula 🇺🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $25
  • Dorcas Muthoni Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $25

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  • Walter G. Harvey

    you're not alone, Edilene. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

    • Lola Bukola Daramola

      Sending good thoughts, Edilene. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

      • Yvonne Marijke Smit

        stay strong, Edilene. Wishing Edilene a smooth procedure and a full recovery. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Montego Bay.

        • Yusuf Bayu Cahyono

          I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Kathmandu.

          • Philipp Tim WeberQuestion

            is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Edilene.

            • Edilene Regina DantasOwnerAnswerID verified

              The list at the bottom is the whole picture. part-time carer (eight months) is the biggest at $1,150. Fair thing to want to know.

          • Robert HarrisonID verifiedVerified organization

            hope it all works out, Edilene. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.

            • Jonathan K. CunninghamVerified organization

              Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

              • Modupe Zainab Quadri

                Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless!

                • Grace Gifty Osei

                  Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Jessore so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

                  • Mizanur Jewel JahanID verified

                    So sorry you're going through this, Edilene. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.

                    $1,720.50 raised of $1,550

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