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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 States1,511 views
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
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