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Care for Onyango, 94: help cover a carer and medication in Embakasi
Onyango can't afford the care He needs after a stroke last July; we're asking for $800.
🇰🇪 Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya2,086 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 94. After a stroke last July Onyango can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Onyango desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Onyango worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 4 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 $800 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $650
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $35
• Medication and prescriptions: $115
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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- Sunita E. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $250
“Get well soon. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this. - Vadodara”
- Hui Bo Tian 🇦🇺 · $100
- Abosede Obiageli Okafor 🇳🇬 · $80
- Eman Noreen Mughal 🇵🇰 · $76
- Bola Zainab Alabi 🇳🇬 · $57
- Umar Gunawan Maulana 🇮🇩 · $54.50
“Every little bit. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this. - Medan”
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $50
- Upendo Janet Kioko 🇺🇬 · $50
“Sending love. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this. - Kampala”
- Thilini Kavindi Liyanage 🇱🇰 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $38
- Antonio R. Salazar 🇲🇽 · $25
- Rani A. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $25
“Good luck. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this. - Dwarka”
- Isabelle Ferguson 🇬🇧 · $23.50
“Get well soon. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this. - Cardiff”
- Walter N. Hernandez 🇦🇺 · $20
- Kipchoge Dennis Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $20
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Onyango all day after reading this.”
- Hailu Yared Zerihun 🇪🇹 · $20
- Yamuna Varadarajan 🇮🇳 · $20
“Happy to help. My brother told me about this one. - Thrissur”
- Grainne Kennedy 🇮🇪 · $15
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $12
- Isla Banks 🇺🇸 · $10
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good luck. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City.
So sorry you're going through this, Mukasa. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
Wishing you peace, Mukasa. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Sending good thoughts. Wishing Onyango a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 9 people at work. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Mukasa. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Ciudad de México.