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Care for Mitu, 95: help cover a carer and medication in Dhaka
Mitu, 95, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $550 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 95. After a stroke last October Mitu can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mitu 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.
Mitu worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 4 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 $550 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $390
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $25
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
Thank you for reading my story.
- Rafiq
Updates from Rafiq
We're at 80% thanks to 8 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.
4% there. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Thank you.
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $20
- Andile E. Van der Merwe 🇿🇦 · $10
“Be well. I'm in Mthatha, thinking of you.”
- Srinivas H. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $26
- Zainab Nkechi Coker 🇳🇬 · $28
- Corazon M. Flores 🇵🇭 · $25
- Beatriz Bruna Dantas 🇧🇷 · $20
- Romane Camille Roussel 🇫🇷 · $5
- Charlotte Silke Müller 🇩🇪 · $247.50
- Okello Joseph Mrema 🇰🇪 · $50
“Best of luck. Hope the February deadline works out. - Kasarani”
- Greyson A. Kelley 🇬🇧 · $100
- Wesley G. Stevens 🇺🇸 · $5
“Thought of Mitu all day after reading this.”
- Prakash E. Subramanian 🇮🇳 · $10
- Dong-hyun Seung-woo Kwak 🇰🇷 · $5
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Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Durham so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Narayanganj
Stay strong, Rafiq. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.
Rooting for you, Rafiq. Get well soon. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings
Sending love, Rafiq. Wishing Mitu a smooth procedure and a full recovery. God bless
look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!