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Care for Gonzalo, 79: help cover a carer and medication in Spokane
Gonzalo, 79, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Spokane, Washington, United States905 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 79. After a fall and hip fracture Gonzalo can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gonzalo 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.
Gonzalo worked all of his life as a factory worker, and raised 4 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 $4,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,600
• Medication and prescriptions: $590
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $260
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $550
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Esperanza
Updates from Esperanza
We're at 5% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Usha G. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $24
“Thought of Gonzalo all day after reading this.”
- Laura Lorenz 🇩🇪 · $200
“Be well. Saw your post and had to give. - Berlin”
- Leonid Konstantin Gerasimov 🇺🇦 · $25
- Rubina Maryam Naqvi 🇵🇰 · $58
“Sending love. My mother told me about this one. - Faisalabad”
- Zoe G. Sanders 🇺🇸 · $20
“Thinking of you. Thought of Gonzalo all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Claire David 🇲🇦 · $20
- Nicolás E. Romero 🇺🇸 · $30
- Tunde Ibrahim Raji 🇳🇬 · $5
- Carla F. Mazibuko 🇿🇦 · $53
“Wishing you the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Soweto”
- Declan M. Russell 🇺🇸 · $25
- Amit N. Arora 🇺🇸 · $50
- Ifeanyi Adewale Idowu 🇳🇬 · $30
“Praying for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Kaduna”
- Greta Alma Pettersson 🇸🇪 · $25
- Dua Aleena Malik 🇵🇰 · $50
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Spokane.
Thank you. If you're in Spokane I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Let me know if you want more detail.
Good luck, Esperanza. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Enugu
Wishing you the best, Esperanza. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Faisalabad.