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Care for Grayson, 96: help cover a carer and medication in Lowell
Help Grayson stay in his own home with four months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 96. After a heart attack Grayson can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Grayson 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.
Grayson worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, 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 $4,100 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,400
• Medication and prescriptions: $600
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $480
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $620
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Piper
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Best of luck. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Jaipur this morning. Love from Jaipur.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Lowell
Thank you. If you're in Lowell I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for looking so closely.
Best of luck, Piper. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Grayson
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. part-time carer (four months) is the biggest at $2,400. Thanks for looking so closely.
Praying for you, Piper. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Fukuoka.
wishing Grayson a smooth procedure and a full recovery
Wishing you peace. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too
I hope things turn around soon. After 28 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything.