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Care for Riccardo, 82: help cover a carer and medication in Bergamo
Riccardo, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,750 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇹 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy2,667 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 82. After worsening Parkinson's disease Riccardo can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Riccardo desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Riccardo worked all of his life as a seamstress, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $3,750 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,750
• Medication and prescriptions: $550
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $280
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $170
Every share and every dollar helps.
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thinking of you and your family, Luca. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did
Sending strength. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Bergamo.
I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Bergamo.
Good luck, Luca. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Bergamo.