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Care for Jonathan, 75: help cover a carer and medication in Rochester
Jonathan, 75, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,500 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 75. After worsening Parkinson's disease Jonathan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jonathan 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.
Jonathan worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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 $3,500 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $1,900
• Medication and prescriptions: $730
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $440
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $430
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Anthony
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- Mangesh R. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $214
“Only $214 but hope it helps.”
- Fumiko Keiko Nishimura 🇯🇵 · $100
“Hang in there. Thought of Jonathan all day after reading this. - Yokohama”
- Raju Shyam Baral 🇳🇵 · $100
- Walker J. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $80.50
- Skylar E. Perkins 🇦🇺 · $75.50
- André Heitor Almeida 🇧🇷 · $75
“Sending love. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Santos”
- Graciela L. Contreras 🇺🇸 · $75
“All the best. Thought of Jonathan all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Vani H. Patel 🇬🇧 · $75
- Kayode Uche Olawale 🇳🇬 · $75
- Dae-hyun Seung-woo Lee 🇰🇷 · $75
- Irene Comfort Appiah 🇬🇭 · $68.50
- Thomas L. Neal 🇦🇺 · $67
- Shapla Taslima Siddique 🇧🇩 · $50
- Teresita L. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $50
“From my family to yours. Hope the July deadline works out. - Angeles”
- Janet T. Russell 🇬🇧 · $50
- Shruthi L. Rathnam 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
“Hang in there. Thought of Jonathan all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Adaeze Grace Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $50
- Indah Rina Kartika 🇮🇩 · $29
- Rattana Rungnapa Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $25
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Good luck, Anthony. Hope the doctors have good news
Stay strong, Anthony. Wishing Jonathan a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Anthony. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
Rooting for you. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Dhaka so I could bring a meal. Blessings!
Sending strength, Anthony. Get well soon. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.