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Care for Laurent, 81: help cover a carer and medication in Mississauga
Help Laurent stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada1,103 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 81. After a diagnosis of dementia Laurent can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Laurent desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Laurent worked all of his life as a seamstress, and raised 2 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 $3,050 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $450
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,250
With deep gratitude,
Nathalie
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- Anonymous 🇸🇦 · $10
“Best of luck. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Jeddah”
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- Kiran C. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $50
“Only $50 but hope it helps. - Jaipur”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $200
- Una J. Scott 🇮🇪 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Laurent all day after reading this.”
- Maya Siti Tan 🇮🇩 · $45
- Công Dinh 🇻🇳 · $20
“Blessings. Hope the September deadline works out. - Hanoi”
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You're not alone. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Mumbai
Wishing you peace, Nathalie. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out.
your post was clear and honest. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Mississauga.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Laurent?
Sending good thoughts, Nathalie. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Wudil
So sorry you're going through this, Nathalie. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
how is Laurent doing now?
best of luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Boston!
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Laurent.
It's all in the list in the story. medication and prescriptions is the big one at $450, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Appreciate you taking the time.
Hope it all works out, Nathalie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Xalapa.
thinking of you, Nathalie. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Gqeberha
rooting for you. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Love from Ibadan
Sending love. Hope you get there. Blessings!
hope it all works out. Get well soon. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Take care, Nathalie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Nathalie. Hope the doctors have good news. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Mississauga.