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Care for Marilyn, 83: help cover a carer and medication in Los Angeles

Help Marilyn stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

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Cooper H. Turner
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Los Angeles
I'm caring for my mother, who's 83. After a stroke last March Marilyn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Marilyn 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. Marilyn worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 $5,300 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $4,000 • Medication and prescriptions: $660 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $210 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $430 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Updates from Cooper

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($857 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Cooper

  2. Small update. $767 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Small update. $345 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    “All the best. Hope the June deadline works out. - Buenos Aires”

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  • Janaka Prasanna Samarasinghe

    Praying for you, Cooper. Shared it with a few friends. After 17 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Los Angeles.

    • Rodrigo G. Urbina

      Wishing you the best, Cooper. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

      • Ximena G. ZamoraID verified

        You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

        • Annelie R. Joubert

          Thinking of you and your family, Cooper. Wishing Marilyn a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings!

          • Purvi C. Gaikwad

            Sending strength, Cooper. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

            • Nabirye Kessy

              stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Jinja but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Los Angeles

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