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Darunee wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Darunee, 93, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,700 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 93. After a heart attack Darunee can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Darunee 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.
Darunee worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 4 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 $1,700 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $140
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $115
• Part-time carer (eight months): $1,445
Thanks for reading all this.
- Chatchai
Updates from Chatchai
Quick update: $1,365 raised so far (80%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($960 in total) the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
23% there. the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. Thank you.
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Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Alcalá de Henares so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this, Chatchai. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Curitiba.
Best of luck. Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Mesa so I could bring a meal. Love from Mwanza.
Good luck, Chatchai. Shared it with a few friends. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best.