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Care for Luca, 77: help cover a carer and medication in Bari

Luca can't afford the care He needs after a stroke last August; we're asking for $3,300.

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Silvia Gentile
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Bari
I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a stroke last August Luca can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Luca desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Luca worked all of his life as a factory worker, 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 $3,300 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $2,600 • Medication and prescriptions: $240 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $290 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $170 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Silvia
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Updates from Silvia

  1. Update from Bari: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 10% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Gaurav G. Walia 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Happy to help. Thought of Luca all day after reading this. - Saket”

  • Srinivas Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $80
  • Vusi R. Fourie 🇿🇦 · $58

    “Good luck. Only $58 but hope it helps. - Johannesburg”

  • Ananya T. Arora 🇮🇳 · $56

    “Wishing you the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Varanasi”

  • Ouma Brian Kato 🇹🇿 · $50

    “Blessings. Thought of Luca all day after reading this. - Dar es Salaam”

  • Mercedes M. Guzmán 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30

    “God bless. Thought of Luca all day after reading this.”

  • Rachel Leah Peretz 🇮🇱 · $25

    “All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tel Aviv”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Every little bit. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Surakarta”

  • Hari W. Varma 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Dusit Rattapon Jaidee 🇹🇭 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Madrid”

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  • Katherine L. Lambert 🇺🇸 · $5

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  • Tejas T. Gala

    Best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't give up. Thinking of Bari.

    • Charles R. Warren

      praying for you, Silvia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. All the best.

      • Elaine Camila BastosID verified

        Wishing you peace, Silvia. Wishing Luca a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

        • Parvin Chatterjee

          Hope things get better soon, Silvia. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

          • Carlos C. Velasco

            Take care, Silvia. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

            • Nafula Auma Tembo

              You're not alone, Silvia. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Medellín!

              • Hanna Elżbieta KamińskiPhoto verified

                Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Bari.

                • Aaron BerryID verified

                  Wishing you peace, Silvia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

                  $628 raised of $3,300

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