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Care for Jules, 76: help cover a carer and medication in Marseille

Jules, 76, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,700 for a carer and medicines.

🇫🇷 Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France6,653 views
Agnès Sanchez
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Marseille
I'm caring for my father, who's 76. After a diagnosis of dementia Jules can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jules 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. Jules 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 eight 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 $5,700 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,600 • Medication and prescriptions: $550 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $250 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $300 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Agnès

Updates from Agnès

  1. Small update. $2,643 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,254 in total) I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Take care of yourselves. My mother told me about this one. - Bogotá”

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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Jules all day after reading this.”

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    “Hang in there. Hope the August deadline works out. - Mekelle”

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  • Dennis Mutua Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $62
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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Jules all day after reading this. - Sydney”

  • Joon-woo Hyun-woo Noh 🇰🇷 · $50
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    “Be well. Hope the August deadline works out. - Cần Thơ”

  • Favour Damilola Kalu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Wagner Bruno Moreira 🇧🇷 · $50

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  • Wishing Jules a smooth procedure and a full recovery

    • is there anything that isn't money that would help Jules?

      • Agnès SanchezOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Marseille I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.

    • Hope it all works out, Agnès. Shared it with a few friends.

      • Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Nottingham so I could bring a meal.

        • You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best

          • take care. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Marseille.

            • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jules.

              • Agnès SanchezOwnerAnswer

                It's all in the list in the story. part-time carer (eight months) is the big one at $4,600, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.

            • You're not alone, Agnès. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

              • Wishing you the best, Agnès. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in San Jose this morning. Take care

                • Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Accra.

                  • Mohan C. MurthyID verified

                    Hope it all works out, Agnès. Hope the doctors have good news. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.

                    • thinking of you and your family, Agnès. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update

                      • Hang in there, Agnès. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best

                        • Keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Marseille

                          • Rooting for you, Agnès. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

                            • So sorry you're going through this, Agnès. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.

                              • Wishing you peace, Agnès. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.

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