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Charlotte wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Help Charlotte stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.

🇩🇪 Baden-Württemberg, Germany2,121 views
Michael Hartmann
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Freiburg
I'm caring for my mother, who's 88. After a heart attack Charlotte can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Charlotte desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Charlotte 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 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 $4,550 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $490 • Part-time carer (six months): $3,700 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $360 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Michael

  1. Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($831). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $651 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Quick update: $218 raised so far (5%). the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Ikenna Rotimi Ajayi

    sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Hanoi.

    • Caleb A. Lowe

      Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Los Angeles

      • Lily SingletonAddress verified

        rooting for you, Michael. Hope you get there.

        • Aravind C. NambiarQuestion

          any update on how things are going in Freiburg?

          • Anjali Samjhana Bhattarai

            Wishing you peace, Michael. Hope you get there. Blessings

            • Victor Paul Yusuf

              Wishing you peace, Michael. I hope things turn around soon.

              • Đạt Lâm NguyenPhoto verified

                So sorry you're going through this, Michael. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

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