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Care for Madelyn, 74: help cover a carer and medication in Knoxville
Madelyn, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,550 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States3,334 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After the death of her spouse Madelyn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Madelyn desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Madelyn worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 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 $4,550 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $760
• Part-time carer (three months): $3,300
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $490
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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“Thought of Madelyn all day after reading this. - Córdoba”
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“Thought of Madelyn all day after reading this. - Anaheim”
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Thinking of you, Dennis. Get well soon. Don't give up. Take care.
Wishing you the best, Dennis. Wishing Madelyn a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Take care, Dennis. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Rawalpindi.
Take care. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Orlando.
Keep going, Dennis. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Knoxville.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Rooting for you, Dennis. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Knoxville.