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Care for Wangari, 76: help cover a carer and medication in Embakasi
Wangari can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $800.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya1,589 views
I'm caring for me, who's 76. After a heart attack Wangari can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Wangari desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Wangari worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 3 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 $800 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $540
• Medication and prescriptions: $110
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $60
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $90
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Wangari
Updates from Wangari
Small update. $98 so far, I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions.
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Lola Grace Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $100
“Praying for you. From Nsukka with love.”
- Tunde Adewale Mba 🇳🇬 · $75
“Thought of Wangari all day after reading this.”
- Duygu Kübra Koç 🇹🇷 · $50
- Olga Fedorov 🇷🇺 · $28
“Get well soon. Hope the September deadline works out. - Novosibirsk”
- Gregory R. Ruiz 🇬🇧 · $25
“Hope it all works out. My colleague told me about this one. - Manchester”
- Raymond R. Hudson 🇨🇦 · $20
“Praying for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Toronto”
- Wesley Clark 🇨🇦 · $9
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How is Wangari doing now?
Good luck. Hope the doctors have good news. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Gaziantep.
So sorry you're going through this, Wangari. Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Praying for you. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from Paris.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Boulogne-Billancourt this morning. Greetings from Boulogne-Billancourt.
I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.