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Care for Travis, 77: help cover a carer and medication in Auckland
Travis, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,750 for a carer and medicines.
🇳🇿 Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand2,295 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a fall and hip fracture Travis can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Travis desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Travis worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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 $4,750 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,500
• Medication and prescriptions: $580
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $310
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $360
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Scarlett
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So sorry you're going through this, Scarlett. Shared this with my family. Don't give up
Thinking of you, Scarlett. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
wishing Travis a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings
sending good thoughts, Scarlett. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Scarlett. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.
Praying for you, Scarlett. Wishing Travis a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 15 people at work. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Scarlett. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Thinking of you and your family, Scarlett. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.