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Care for Sachiko, 95: help cover a carer and medication in Shinjuku

Sachiko can't afford the care She needs after a stroke last July; we're asking for $4,150.

🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan2,445 views
Reiko Misaki Yamamoto
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Shinjuku
I'm caring for my mother, who's 95. After a stroke last July Sachiko can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sachiko desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Sachiko 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 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 $4,150 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $210 • Part-time carer (eight months): $3,750 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $190 I hope life is good to you. - Reiko
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Updates from Reiko

  1. Quick update: $2,017 raised so far (49%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Joon-woo Ha-joon Sung 🇰🇷 · $500
  • Jahid Nazrul Rashid 🇧🇩 · $500
  • Sade Idowu Williams 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Stay strong. Thought of Sachiko all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

  • Savannah F. Schneider 🇨🇦 · $200
  • Mbali Coetzee 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Thought of Sachiko all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Rohan A. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Zoe Baker 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Sending love. Thought of Sachiko all day after reading this. - Raleigh”

  • Andrés C. Peña 🇨🇴 · $100
  • Zoé Camille Roy 🇨🇦 · $75

    “Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Red Deer”

  • Mateo T. Jones 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Nandini L. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $64

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Sachiko all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”

  • Lộc Duy Trieu 🇺🇸 · $59
  • Si-woo Seo-jun Na 🇰🇷 · $58.50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $56
  • Walker Gaines 🇺🇸 · $55

    “Best of luck. My mother told me about this one. - El Paso”

  • Ziad Kamal Khoury 🇸🇦 · $51.50

    “Stay strong. Thought of Sachiko all day after reading this. - Riyadh”

  • Puja Nasrin Khatun 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Kurniawan Lukman Kurniawan 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Michael White 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Corazon T. Torres 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Hope things get better. My sister told me about this one. - Lapu-Lapu”

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  • Seda Nihal Karakaya

    take care. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Don't give up. Thinking of Shinjuku.

    • Yohannes Nebiyu LemmaQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sachiko

      • Reiko Misaki YamamotoOwnerAnswerID verified

        Hospital bed and mattress rental is $210 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Ismael H. Domingo

      Sending good thoughts, Reiko. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Shinjuku.

      • Bakari Paul Mwangi

        Hope you get there. Thinking of Shinjuku.

        • Ryan E. VelascoPhoto verified

          Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Tallahassee.

          • Kunle Victor Onyeama

            Shared it with a few friends. Love from Nagpur.

            $3,629 raised of $4,150

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