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Care for Young-ja, 80: help cover a carer and medication in Seoul
Help Young-ja stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After worsening Parkinson's disease Young-ja can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Young-ja 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.
Young-ja worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 3 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,150
• Medication and prescriptions: $340
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $180
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $180
Thank you so much.
- So-yeon
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sending good thoughts, So-yeon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Toronto.
Rooting for you, So-yeon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
thanks for sharing this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of Seoul.
Rooting for you, So-yeon. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
Stay strong, So-yeon. Get well soon. All the best!