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Care for Remedios, 78: help cover a carer and medication in Arlington
Help Remedios stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for me, who's 78. After worsening Parkinson's disease Remedios can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Remedios 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.
Remedios worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 3 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 $5,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $3,650
• Medication and prescriptions: $700
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $290
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $360
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Remedios
Updates from Remedios
Wanted to say thank you properly. 57% funded and the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled.
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“Wish I could do more. Thought of Remedios all day after reading this.”
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“Thought of Remedios all day after reading this. - San Diego”
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Sending good thoughts, Remedios. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.
Thinking of you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Rooting for you, Remedios. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless.
Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Arlington