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Care for Rafaela, 91: help cover a carer and medication in Rio de Janeiro
Rafaela can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $1,000.
🇧🇷 20029-582, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,057 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 91. After a heart attack Rafaela can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Rafaela 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.
Rafaela worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 5 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $740
• Medication and prescriptions: $135
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $75
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Bruno
Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($168). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. - Bruno
Good news. Because of your gifts ($609 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Rita Bhandari 🇳🇵 · $200
- Katharina Lisa Kraus 🇩🇪 · $100
“Happy to help. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Dortmund”
- Dwi Satria Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $76
- Ouma Wafula 🇰🇪 · $71.50
“From my family to yours. Thought of Rafaela all day after reading this. - Mombasa”
- Mateo G. Muñoz 🇲🇽 · $63
- Nneka Kehinde Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $50
- Varsha W. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Álvaro B. Ramos 🇲🇽 · $50
“Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - León”
- Ingrid Heinrich 🇩🇪 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $47
- Liliana P. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $31
- Khánh Linh Tieu 🇻🇳 · $30
- Ariel Ori Golan 🇮🇱 · $28
- Colton G. Joseph 🇬🇧 · $25
- Enzo Cláudio Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $25
“Thought of Rafaela all day after reading this. - Campinas”
- Autumn T. Stanley 🇺🇸 · $25
- Elżbieta Dorota Włodarczyk 🇵🇱 · $25
- Mousumi Joya Rashid 🇮🇳 · $20
- Rani E. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $20
- Fitria Hani Wijaya 🇮🇩 · $19
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I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Columbus
You're not alone, Bruno. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
thinking of you and your family, Bruno. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.