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Care for Tharushi, 92: help cover a carer and medication in Colombo
Tharushi can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $1,050.
🇱🇰 Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka1,759 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 92. After a fall and hip fracture Tharushi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tharushi 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.
Tharushi 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 six 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 $1,050 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $900
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $80
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $70
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Pradeep
Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($167). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward part-time carer.
6% there. we've started the first stage. Thank you. - Pradeep
Update from Colombo: I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Diya P. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $23
“Thought of Tharushi all day after reading this. - Thane”
- Carter J. Neal 🇺🇸 · $250
“Every little bit. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Allentown”
- Sabina Sabina Mia 🇧🇩 · $100
- Raghavan L. Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $15
- Claudio Caruso 🇮🇹 · $42
“Good luck. Only $42 but hope it helps. - Rome”
- Aoife B. Sheehan 🇮🇪 · $10
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Thinking of you and your family, Pradeep. Hope the doctors have good news. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Colombo.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Tharushi!
It's all in the list in the story. part-time carer (six months) is the big one at $900, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.
Take care, Pradeep. Hope you get there. Take care.
take care, Pradeep. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Blessings.
Wishing Tharushi a smooth procedure and a full recovery. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
wishing you peace, Pradeep. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Braunschweig.
Hope things get better soon, Pradeep. Wishing Tharushi a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Colombo.
So sorry you're going through this, Pradeep. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Rooting for you, Pradeep. Wishing Tharushi a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Wish I lived closer to Naivasha so I could bring a meal. All the best
Hope it all works out, Pradeep. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side.