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Dignity in old age: caring for Aisling
Aisling, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,050 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇪 Limerick, Munster, IrelandPosted Oct 1, 20264,572 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After a diagnosis of dementia Aisling can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Aisling 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.
Aisling worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $3,050 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $1,750
• Medication and prescriptions: $520
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $250
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $530
Thank you so much.
- Oonagh
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Rooting for you, Oonagh. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Buenos Aires so I could bring a meal. God bless.
Hope things get better soon, Oonagh. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Aisling.
Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (three months), $1,750. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.
Thanks for sharing this, Oonagh. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Aisling?
Thank you. If you're in Limerick I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
Thanks for sharing this. Wishing Aisling a smooth procedure and a full recovery. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
praying for you, Oonagh. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update.
Keep going, Oonagh. Hope you get there. Sent it to 25 people at work.
Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Limerick.
Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Limerick.
This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Tiruchirappalli this morning. God bless.
sending strength. Wishing Aisling a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 32 people at work. Thinking of Limerick.