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Care for Emer, 90: help cover a carer and medication in Limerick

Emer can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $3,650.

🇮🇪 Limerick, Munster, Ireland1,727 views
Aisling Thompson
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Limerick
I'm caring for my mother, who's 90. After a fall and hip fracture Emer can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Emer desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Emer worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $3,650 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $2,800 • Medication and prescriptions: $490 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $360 Thank you for reading my story. - Aisling
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Updates from Aisling

  1. 44% there. the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($977). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Quick update: $379 raised so far (10%). I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Chinmay C. Gala

    hope things get better soon, Aisling. Hope the doctors have good news. We're a small family in Taguig but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Taguig.

    • Zainab TawfikID verified

      You're not alone, Aisling. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless

      • Viral S. Phadke

        Thinking of you, Aisling. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Lapu-Lapu.

        • Luciana Heloísa Monteiro

          Thanks for sharing this, Aisling. Hope you get there

          • Mateo E. Benítez

            Thinking of you, Aisling. This could happen to any of us.

            • Tomás Ruiz

              Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Atlanta so I could bring a meal.

              • Angel Crawford

                Wishing you the best, Aisling. Your post was clear and honest.

                • Ishrat Priya Haque

                  So sorry you're going through this, Aisling. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                  • Yaroslav Ivan BogdanovID verified

                    Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Los Angeles.

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