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Care for Shankar, 83: help cover a carer and medication in Thiruvananthapuram
Help Shankar stay in his own home with three months of part-time care.
🇮🇳 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India1,794 views
I'm caring for me, who's 83. After worsening Parkinson's disease Shankar can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Shankar desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Shankar worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 2 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,150 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $870
• Medication and prescriptions: $155
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $30
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $95
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Shankar
Thank you all. We're at 30% now ($340). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled.
We're at 28% thanks to 10 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
- Viviane Eliane Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Segun Usman Jimoh 🇳🇬 · $20
- Pedro C. Santos 🇵🇭 · $32
“Thinking of you. Thought of Shankar all day after reading this.”
- Andrea Pellegrino 🇮🇹 · $50
- Rebecca A. White 🇺🇸 · $20
“Good luck. Hope the July deadline works out. - San Jose”
- Anonymous 🇮🇱 · $20
- Charmaine T. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $50
“Happy to help. Gave what I could this week. - Caloocan”
- Lillian Porter 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ruby H. Chapman 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thought of Shankar all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
- Budi Fajar Putra 🇮🇩 · $30
- Sumbal Hanif 🇵🇰 · $20
- Queen Peace Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $5
- Tyler E. Simmons 🇨🇦 · $200
“Keep your head up. Hope you get the rest soon. - Burnaby”
- Greyson F. Ortega 🇬🇧 · $250
- Chioma Kemi Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $25
- Susana J. Salazar 🇲🇽 · $10
- Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $10
- Yoko Sakura Yamazaki 🇯🇵 · $5
- Guadalupe L. Reyes 🇨🇴 · $72
“Thought of Shankar all day after reading this. - Envigado”
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Keep going, Shankar. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best!