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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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Gerald C. Booker
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Laredo
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

  1. Thank you all. We're at 1% now ($15). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. 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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