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Care for Pavithra, 78: help cover a carer and medication in Rohini
Pavithra can't afford the care She needs after the death of her spouse; we're asking for $250.
🇮🇳 Rohini, Delhi, India1,393 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After the death of her spouse Pavithra can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Pavithra 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.
Pavithra worked all of her life as a factory worker, 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 $250 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
• Medication and prescriptions: $125
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $85
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Harish
Updates from Harish
Quick update: $230 raised so far (92%). I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Update from Rohini: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 52% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($46). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. - Harish
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Thanks for sharing this, Harish. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Milan.
Rooting for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Johannesburg.
Good luck. Get well soon. Put this on a community board in Laredo this morning. All the best.
Take care, Harish. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings
thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Don't give up.