MoneyElderly careCritical
Care for Gerardo, 88: help cover a carer and medication in Ciudad de México
Gerardo can't afford the care He needs after a stroke last August; we're asking for $1,150.
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico732 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After a stroke last August Gerardo can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gerardo 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.
Gerardo worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 2 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 $1,150 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $790
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $75
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $190
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Nicolás
We're at 57% thanks to 15 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($304 in total) I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 40% funded and I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions.
- Jacob S. Bowman 🇦🇺 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Annelies Sophie De Haan 🇳🇱 · $10
- Agnès Corinne Leroux 🇨🇦 · $75
- Maricel P. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $75
- Wegayehu Almaz Negash 🇪🇹 · $25
- Avery Kelley 🇺🇸 · $10
- Yamini B. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $30
- Kim My Ngo 🇻🇳 · $30
“Stay strong. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Hanoi”
- Charlotte Marchand 🇲🇦 · $25
- Kimani Mugisha Tembo 🇺🇬 · $100
- Barbara Roberta Fabbri 🇮🇹 · $10
- Iván B. Cordero 🇲🇽 · $29
- Comfort Blessing Bello 🇳🇬 · $25
- Andrew W. Pearson 🇺🇸 · $77
- Snehal L. Vyas 🇮🇳 · $10
- Joshua R. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Joaquim Pedro Ribeiro 🇧🇷 · $20
- Silas B. George 🇺🇸 · $99
- Walter Friedrich 🇩🇪 · $100
“Hope things get better. I'm in Freiburg, thinking of you. - Freiburg”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Thanks for sharing this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
Praying for you, Nicolás. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Tema donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
Hang in there, Nicolás. Hope this works out for you. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Nicolás. Wishing Gerardo a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
wishing you the best, Nicolás. Shared it with a few friends. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.
Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from La Plata