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Care for Lucas, 95: help cover a carer and medication in Duque de Caxias
Help Lucas stay in his own home with six months of part-time care.
🇧🇷 Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2,938 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 95. After a fall and hip fracture Lucas can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lucas desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Lucas worked all of his life as a nurse, 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 $1,650 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $1,350
• Medication and prescriptions: $145
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $105
Thank you so much.
Updates from Renata
Thank you all. We're at 58% now ($954). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
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Sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
good luck, Renata. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Take care.
Good luck, Renata. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Girona
rooting for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
Hang in there. Wishing Lucas a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Duque de Caxias.