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Care for Quinn, 84: help cover a carer and medication in Leeds

Help Quinn stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.

🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom1,107 views
Dennis S. Robertson
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Leeds
I'm caring for my mother, who's 84. After a fall and hip fracture Quinn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Quinn 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. Quinn worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 2 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $3,500 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $450 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $410 • Part-time carer (eight months): $2,640 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Dennis
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Updates from Dennis

  1. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($239). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Quick update: $475 raised so far (14%). I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. 17% there. the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Thank you.

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    “Good luck. Only $63 but hope it helps.”

  • Ruma Shirin Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $62.50

    “You got this. Only $63 but hope it helps. - Pune”

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    “From my family to yours. Thought of Quinn all day after reading this. - Zapopan”

  • Micah McBride 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Agnès Colin 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Thought of Quinn all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Quinn all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

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    “Stay strong. Hope you get the rest soon. - Chattogram”

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    “From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Sakai”

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    “Praying for you. Please keep us posted. - Tiruchirappalli”

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  • Stefan Dieter Lang

    Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Johannesburg this morning.

    • Anjali Nirmala Chhetri

      So sorry you're going through this, Dennis. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't give up. Love from Houston.

      $1,107 raised of $3,500

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