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Care for Wangari, 79: help cover a carer and medication in Mbale
Wangari can't afford the care She needs after a stroke last June; we're asking for $900.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After a stroke last June 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 30 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 schoolteacher, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $900 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $670
• Medication and prescriptions: $90
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $30
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $110
Thank you so much.
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Shared this with my family. Love from Üsküdar
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Wangari!
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. part-time carer (four months) is the biggest at $670. Thanks for looking so closely.
Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Mbale
any update on how things are going in Mbale?
Praying for you, Victor. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Wangari?
Thank you. If you're in Mbale I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
Best of luck, Victor. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from New York
Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Newcastle
Shared this with my family. Sent it to 9 people at work. God bless
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. All the best
Best of luck. Wishing Wangari a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
sending love. Get well soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Praying for you, Victor. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. God bless
Hope you get there. Greetings from New York.
Thinking of you and your family, Victor. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Sending love, Victor. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Madrid