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Dignity in old age: caring for Autumn

Autumn, 76, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,000 for a carer and medicines.

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Autumn L. Weaver
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Nottingham
I'm caring for me, who's 76. After a stroke last May Autumn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Autumn 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. Autumn worked all of her life as a bus driver, 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $2,000 goes: • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $300 • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,350 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Autumn
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Autumn

  1. Small update. $359 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Small update. $314 so far, I made the first payment toward part-time carer.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($190). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Boris Dmytro Nikolaev 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Thought of Autumn all day after reading this. - Cologne”

  • Payal F. Kumar 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Christopher F. Fisher 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Be well. Hope the September deadline works out. - Erie”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $46
  • Riku Ren Shibata 🇯🇵 · $29
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Joaquín R. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Isaac S. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Phoenix”

  • Luca Christian Lombardo 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Mateo Hansen 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Yevhen Lebedev 🇷🇺 · $25
  • Uche Modupe Shittu 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Every little bit. Thought of Autumn all day after reading this. - Kaduna”

  • Idris Salim Al-Farsi 🇲🇦 · $25

    “Thought of Autumn all day after reading this. - Tangier”

  • Hlengiwe L. Mthembu 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Maverick J. Joyner 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Henry Yinka Idowu 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Abdullah Nabil Ismail 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Rohit S. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Hudson Vance 🇬🇧 · $10

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  • Ali Bilal OsmanPhoto verified

    best of luck, Autumn. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

    • Hassan Khalid Rana

      Hope things get better soon. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Marseille

      • Satomi Emi Suzuki

        Sending strength, Autumn. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.

        • Madhu F. AroraID verified

          Hope things get better soon, Autumn. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Kumasi this morning. All the best

          • Bilal Kamal JaberPhoto verified

            Hope it all works out. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Nashik.

            • Ronke Lola Akinwale

              Best of luck, Autumn. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Moscow this morning. Greetings from Moscow.

              $625 raised of $2,000

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