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Care for Eli, 79: help cover a carer and medication in Laredo
Eli, 79, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,350 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 79. After the death of his spouse Eli can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eli 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.
Eli worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,350 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $510
• Medication and prescriptions: $380
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $460
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Gerald
Updates from Gerald
Thank you all. We're at 1% now ($15). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($47). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
- Travis F. Chen 🇺🇸 · $50
“You got this. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Erie”
- Patience Beatrice Amponsah 🇬🇭 · $32
- Henrik Martinsson 🇸🇪 · $15
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