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Care for Samantha, 83: help cover a carer and medication in Los Angeles

Samantha, 83, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,300 for a carer and medicines.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States1,510 views
Beth D. Thompson
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Los Angeles
I'm caring for my mother, who's 83. After the death of her spouse Samantha can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Samantha desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Samantha worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $5,300 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $470 • Part-time carer (three months): $4,250 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $580 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.

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  • So sorry you're going through this. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Jakarta

    • Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up. Blessings.

      • best of luck, Beth. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Los Angeles.

        • hope this works out for you. After 8 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Amsterdam

          • Isabelle S. ReyesAddress verified

            Hope things get better soon. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

            • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Iași

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