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Care for Emilio, 94: help cover a carer and medication in San Jose
Help Emilio stay in his own home with four months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 94. After a fall and hip fracture Emilio can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Emilio 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.
Emilio worked all of his life as a farmer, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 $2,750 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $1,900
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $500
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Sending love, Marcos. Hope you get there. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Quezon City
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of San Jose.