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Care for Eun-ji, 78: help cover a carer and medication in Daegu
Eun-ji, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,500 for a carer and medicines.
🇰🇷 Daegu, Daegu, South Korea3,666 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After worsening Parkinson's disease Eun-ji can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eun-ji 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.
Eun-ji worked all of her life as a carpenter, 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 $3,500 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,650
• Medication and prescriptions: $510
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $120
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $220
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Ji-hye
Updates from Ji-hye
Quick update: $965 raised so far (28%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Donna W. Arnold 🇬🇧 · $500
- Roberto G. Quintero 🇲🇽 · $250
- Marta H. Santos 🇪🇸 · $200
- Mackenzie Washington 🇨🇦 · $200
- Ecrin Güneş 🇹🇷 · $200
- Jade Legrand 🇨🇦 · $100
“God bless. Thought of Eun-ji all day after reading this. - Toronto”
- Ruth Worku 🇪🇹 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Meltem Yasemin Aydın 🇹🇷 · $100
- Manal Souad Hamdan 🇬🇧 · $100
“Praying for you. Thought of Eun-ji all day after reading this. - Coventry”
- Ajay E. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $100
- Talha Nadeem Aslam 🇵🇰 · $100
- Andrea A. Escobar 🇨🇴 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $100
“Hope it all works out. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Kediri”
- Lillian W. Henderson 🇬🇧 · $100
- Geetha Iyer 🇮🇳 · $100
“Hope the August deadline works out. - Patna”
- Víctor E. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $100
- Nadia Malak Kamel 🇸🇦 · $79.50
“Hang in there. Only $80 but hope it helps. - Jeddah”
- Sajib Karim Roy 🇧🇩 · $72
- Gareth R. Kruger 🇿🇦 · $71.50
“Rooting for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Soweto”
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Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Daegu.
you're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Bogotá
Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Manchester.
Take care, Ji-hye. Hope the doctors have good news. My husband and I read this together. Love from Indore.
thanks for sharing this, Ji-hye. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Moscow.
Rooting for you, Ji-hye. Hope you get there. All the best.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
Thinking of you and your family, Ji-hye. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care
I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Daegu
Best of luck. Get well soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Daegu.
You're not alone, Ji-hye. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Daegu.
Praying for you, Ji-hye. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Jerusalem
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Bacolod this morning. All the best.
Hang in there, Ji-hye. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Put this on a community board in Miami this morning. God bless
Wishing you peace, Ji-hye. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. All the best.
Best of luck, Ji-hye. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Take care!
thanks for sharing this, Ji-hye. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Daegu
So sorry you're going through this, Ji-hye. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Bahir Dar this morning
hope things get better soon, Ji-hye. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My husband and I read this together.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 30 people at work. Greetings from Nsukka
Thinking of you and your family. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Durgapur.
Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Ekurhuleni so I could bring a meal. All the best
wishing Eun-ji a smooth procedure and a full recovery
Rooting for you, Ji-hye. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Looking forward to the next update. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
thinking of you and your family, Ji-hye. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 9 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
You're not alone, Ji-hye. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Daegu
Sending strength, Ji-hye. Hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Sending love, Ji-hye. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.