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Dhanalakshmi wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care
Dhanalakshmi, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $900 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇳 Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India1,366 views
I'm caring for me, who's 74. After a stroke last November Dhanalakshmi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Dhanalakshmi 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.
Dhanalakshmi worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 4 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:
• Medication and prescriptions: $150
• Part-time carer (four months): $710
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Dhanalakshmi
Quick update: $235 raised so far (26%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Sebastian F. Ortiz 🇨🇦 · $200
“You got this. - Brandon”
- Salim Kato Maina 🇺🇬 · $100
- Tadhg T. O'Keeffe 🇮🇪 · $60.50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Travis Weber 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thought of Dhanalakshmi all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
- Haris Nadeem Zardari 🇵🇰 · $22
- Yupin Ubol Yuenyong 🇹🇭 · $20
- Héctor G. Navarro 🇪🇸 · $10
“Stay strong. Hope the March deadline works out. - Móstoles”
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Thinking of you. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Cox's Bazar