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Care for Walter, 77: help cover a carer and medication in Bakersfield
Walter, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,600 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, California, United States3,527 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a stroke last September Walter can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Walter 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.
Walter worked all of his 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 $3,600 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $360
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,000
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $240
Thank you for reading my story.
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- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
“Every little bit. Thought of Walter all day after reading this. - Hubballi”
- Haruka Nakamura 🇯🇵 · $20
“Wish I could do more. Hope you get the rest soon. - Kawasaki”
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“Thought of Walter all day after reading this. - Leeds”
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“Thought of Walter all day after reading this. - Hialeah”
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“Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Alcalá de Henares”
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“Every little bit. Gave what I could this week. - Medan”
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“Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Pietermaritzburg”
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Wishing you peace, Lucas. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Hope it all works out, Lucas. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Lucas. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless!