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Care for Skylar, 87: help cover a carer and medication in Augusta
Skylar, 87, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,150 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Augusta, Georgia, United States4,707 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 87. After a heart attack Skylar can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Skylar desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Skylar worked all of her life as a farmer, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $5,150 goes:
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $250
• Part-time carer (three months): $4,450
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $450
Thank you so much.
- Jennifer
Updates from Jennifer
42% there. the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Thank you.
Small update. $1,314 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
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Hope things get better soon, Jennifer. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Wish I lived closer to San Jose so I could bring a meal.