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Care for Mi-young, 81: help cover a carer and medication in Gangnam
Mi-young can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $2,400.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 81. After a fall and hip fracture Mi-young can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mi-young desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Mi-young worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 3 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 $2,400 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $1,200
• Medication and prescriptions: $460
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $320
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $420
Thank you for reading my story.
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Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Love from Makati!
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mi-young!
Part-time carer (eight months) is $1,200 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.
Best of luck. Hope the doctors have good news. Sent it to 30 people at work. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this. Wishing Mi-young a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 20 people at work
hang in there, Ha-joon. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.