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Care for Javier, 95: help cover a carer and medication in Jacksonville

Javier can't afford the care He needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $5,200.

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Ignacio M. Rivera
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Jacksonville
I'm caring for my father, who's 95. After a fall and hip fracture Javier can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Javier 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. Javier 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 six 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 $5,200 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $3,850 • Medication and prescriptions: $800 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $190 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $360 Thank you so much. - Ignacio

Updates from Ignacio

  1. We're at 33% thanks to 41 of you. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. Update from Jacksonville: I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. We're at 33% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Quick update: $399 raised so far (8%). the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Santiago E. Ibarra 🇨🇴 · $250

    “Hope things get better. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Envigado”

  • Itzel A. Solís 🇲🇽 · $250

    “Hope this helps. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Tijuana”

  • Sebastião Guilherme Coelho 🇧🇷 · $200
  • Leni Monika Maier 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Javier all day after reading this. - Dortmund”

  • Brett Jones 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Benny Yonatan Stern 🇮🇱 · $100
  • Santiago N. Delgado 🇦🇷 · $100
  • Raimundo Maurício Campos 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Natalia D. Mora 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Irma Yuni Halim 🇮🇩 · $94
  • Stéphane Nathan Gauthier 🇫🇷 · $75
  • Emma Brigitte Guyot 🇨🇦 · $62.50
  • Mónica P. Contreras 🇲🇽 · $54.50
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Sending love. Thought of Javier all day after reading this. - Ogbomosho”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Femke Eva Koster 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Ximena Rhodes 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Mabel Kezia Larbi 🇬🇭 · $50
  • Henrik Sandberg 🇸🇪 · $50
  • Lakshmi N. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Praying for you. My brother told me about this one. - Tiruchirappalli”

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  • Thinking of you and your family, Ignacio. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.

    • stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Jacksonville

      • Thanks for sharing this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Jacksonville.

        • Obinna Henry AnyanwuAddress verified

          thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Columbus so I could bring a meal

          • Praying for you, Ignacio. Shared this with my family.

            • Praying for you, Ignacio. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours

              • Lubna Ghada MansourPhoto verified

                thinking of you, Ignacio. Wishing Javier a smooth procedure and a full recovery.

                • Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.

                  • Wishing Javier a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Edinburgh

                    • I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of Jacksonville.

                      • Wishing Javier a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Jacksonville.

                        • Keep going, Ignacio. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.

                          • Wishing you peace, Ignacio. I hope things turn around soon

                            • So sorry you're going through this, Ignacio. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.

                              • Kato James TemboID verified

                                Keep going, Ignacio. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Kathmandu this morning. God bless

                                • So sorry you're going through this, Ignacio. Get well soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend!

                                  • You're not alone, Ignacio. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Jacksonville.

                                    • Hope it all works out, Ignacio. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

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