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Dignity in old age: caring for Bianca

Bianca, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,750 for a carer and medicines.

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Lucas Fábio Borges
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São Paulo
I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a diagnosis of dementia Bianca can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Bianca 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. Bianca worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 5 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $1,750 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $1,250 • Medication and prescriptions: $220 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $110 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $170 Thank you for reading my story. - Lucas
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Lucas

  1. Thank you all. We're at 30% now ($520). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 7% funded and I made the first payment toward part-time carer.

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  • Modupe Fashola 🇳🇬 · $5

    “Sending love. Thought of Bianca all day after reading this. - Ogbomosho”

  • Rizwan Zain Baig 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Bianca all day after reading this.”

  • Manoel Renato Souza 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Hope the January deadline works out. - Maringá”

  • Joko Budi Effendi 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Denise T. Olson 🇦🇺 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Bianca all day after reading this. - Geelong”

  • Antonio B. Guzmán 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Popy Lamia Sarker 🇧🇩 · $200

    “Hang in there. Hope the January deadline works out. - Dhaka”

  • Mikhail Vitaly Kovalenko 🇺🇦 · $25
  • Kylie M. Carter 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Samira Salma Ibrahim 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Rafael P. Duarte 🇲🇽 · $200
  • Sơn Kiên Luong 🇻🇳 · $100

    “Sending love. I'm in Nha Trang, thinking of you. - Nha Trang”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Kezia Rita Alhassan 🇬🇭 · $48.50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $41
  • Melanie Roberts 🇨🇦 · $5

    “Thought of Bianca all day after reading this. - Mississauga”

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  • Zulkifli GunawanAddress verified

    Wishing you the best, Lucas. Wishing Bianca a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care

    • Ian D. Rios

      sending strength, Lucas. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Put this on a community board in București this morning.

      • Perla T. Garcia

        Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Mombasa

        • Rahim Sabbir Saha

          You're not alone, Lucas. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Petrópolis.

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