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Care for Maria, 86: help cover a carer and medication in Warsaw
Maria, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,700 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for me, who's 86. After a stroke last September Maria can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Maria desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Maria worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 5 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 $2,700 goes:
โข Part-time carer (eight months): $2,100
โข Medication and prescriptions: $310
โข Hospital bed and mattress rental: $130
โข Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $160
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Patrick Patrick Roussel ๐ซ๐ท ยท $80
- Seema P. Goyal ๐บ๐ธ ยท $15
โHope it all works out! - Rockfordโ
- Ayanda Buthelezi ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท $25
- Nyambura Rose Okello ๐ฐ๐ช ยท $25
โGod bless. Hope the December deadline works out. - Embakasiโ
- Zubby Tunde Raji ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $5
โPraying for you - Nnewiโ
- Kato Daniel Mutua ๐ฐ๐ช ยท $30
- Anonymous ๐บ๐ธ ยท $32
โHope it all works out - Columbiaโ
- Moin Omer Orakzai ๐ต๐ฐ ยท $41.50
- Michael Victor Eze ๐ณ๐ฌ ยท $20
โYou got this. From Onitsha with love. - Onitshaโ
- Ana Cavalcanti ๐ง๐ท ยท $20
- Anonymous ๐ป๐ณ ยท $20
- Shima Maliha Roy ๐ง๐ฉ ยท $15
- Lucas A. Greene ๐บ๐ธ ยท $50
- Haile Kidus Kahsay ๐ช๐น ยท $25
- Nathan D. Spencer ๐บ๐ธ ยท $20
โThought of Maria all day after reading this. - Houstonโ
- Kirill Gleb Antonov ๐ท๐บ ยท $10
โOnly $10 but hope it helps. - Saint Petersburgโ
- Chantel T. Van Wyk ๐ฟ๐ฆ ยท $50
- Ji-hye Yu-na Kang ๐ฐ๐ท ยท $20
โBe well. From Daegu with love. - Daeguโ
- Gita Novi Pratama ๐ฎ๐ฉ ยท $50
- Kunal Savla ๐ฎ๐ณ ยท $50
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hope it all works out, Maria. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Rome
take care, Maria. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Machakos but we're thinking of you.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings
Thanks for sharing this, Maria. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.