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Care for Lourdes, 79: help cover a carer and medication in Quezon City
Help Lourdes stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After the death of her spouse Lourdes can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lourdes 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.
Lourdes worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 4 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 $800 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $600
• Medication and prescriptions: $105
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $55
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
Thanks for being kind about this.
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how is Lourdes doing now?
Thinking of you and your family, Ismael. Get well soon
wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Kolkata but we're thinking of you.
praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
rooting for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.