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Care for Nova, 82: help cover a carer and medication in Bristol
Nova cannot afford the care She needs after a stroke last March; we are asking for $5,550.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a stroke last March Nova can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Nova 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.
Nova worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $5,550 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $4,400
• Medication and prescriptions: $530
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $360
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $260
If you're reading this, thank you.
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Thinking of you, Howard. It takes guts to ask. Well done
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nova
Part-time carer (six months) is $4,400 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
Good luck. Wishing Nova a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Bristol.
sending good thoughts, Howard. Hope the doctors have good news. I hope May is when things finally get easier.
Hope things get better soon, Howard. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care