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Care for Larissa, 85: help cover a carer and medication in Ribeirão Preto
Larissa, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,400 for a carer and medicines.
🇧🇷 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil1,352 views
I'm caring for me, who's 85. After worsening Parkinson's disease Larissa can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Larissa desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Larissa worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three 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 $1,400 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $780
• Medication and prescriptions: $280
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $105
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $235
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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- Guadalupe Bravo 🇨🇴 · $10
- Erlangga Heru Sitompul 🇮🇩 · $8.50
- Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $5
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“Keep your head up. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Zagazig”
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- Thanh Trinh 🇻🇳 · $10
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $49
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“Thought of Larissa all day after reading this. - Tokyo”
- Gaurav F. Kushwaha 🇨🇦 · $100
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“All the best. Hope the August deadline works out. - Entebbe”
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“From my family to yours. Thought of Larissa all day after reading this. - San Diego”
- Jessica Christina Engel 🇩🇪 · $27
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- Simona Francesca Ferretti 🇮🇹 · $25
- Greta Franke 🇩🇪 · $5
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Thanks for sharing this, Larissa. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Sending strength, Larissa. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
stay strong. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't give up. Thinking of Ribeirão Preto
Sending good thoughts, Larissa. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
Praying for you, Larissa. Get well soon!