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Care for Gabriel, 81: help cover a carer and medication in Duluth
Help Gabriel stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇺🇸 55865, Duluth, Minnesota, United States551 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 81. After the death of his spouse Gabriel can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gabriel desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Gabriel worked all of his 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 eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,500 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $440
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $210
• Medication and prescriptions: $850
Thank you so much.
Updates from Lorena
Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($568). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
We're at 19% thanks to 4 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.
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“Blessings. Saw your post and had to give. - Mobile”
- Ginevra Donatella Bianco 🇮🇹 · $50
“Good luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Bari”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $50
- Akua Esi Agyeman 🇬🇭 · $42.50
“Blessings. Hope the July deadline works out. - Takoradi”
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- Noemi De Angelis 🇮🇹 · $25
“Thinking of you. Thought of Gabriel all day after reading this. - Palermo”
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- Imani Sarah Hamisi 🇹🇿 · $22
“Rooting for you. Hope the July deadline works out. - Dodoma”
- Emily Young 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5
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Hang in there, Lorena. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Duluth.
Thinking of you, Lorena. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Blessings.
You're not alone, Lorena. Hope you get there
Wishing you the best, Lorena. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
So sorry you're going through this, Lorena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
you're not alone, Lorena. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings
Praying for you, Lorena. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Duluth
You're not alone, Lorena. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Lorena. Hope you get there. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Sacramento
sending good thoughts, Lorena. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Móstoles but we're thinking of you. Love from Móstoles
Wishing Gabriel a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My neighbor in Kasarani donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Kasarani
Thinking of you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from Nottingham.
Praying for you, Lorena. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Seoul.