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Care for Yue, 80: help cover a carer and medication in Ottawa
Yue can't afford the care She needs after the death of her spouse; we're asking for $2,700.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After the death of her spouse Yue can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Yue 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.
Yue 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 eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,700 goes:
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $220
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $520
• Part-time carer (eight months): $1,960
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Wei
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49% there. I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Thank you.
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thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Kitakyushu this morning.
hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Nottingham
Sending strength. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. Love from Rio de Janeiro.
You're not alone. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
keep going, Wei. Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings