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Dignity in old age: caring for Cameron
Cameron, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,350 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for me, who's 90. After the death of his spouse Cameron can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Cameron desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Cameron worked all of his 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 eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,350 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $250
• Medication and prescriptions: $600
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $500
I hope life is good to you.
- Cameron
Updates from Cameron
Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Emi Noriko Takagi 🇯🇵 · $21
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $30
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“Praying for you! - Reading”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
“Hang in there. Thought of Cameron all day after reading this. - Bhopal”
- Tae-hoon Eun-woo Jin 🇰🇷 · $30
- Crystal Mendez 🇺🇸 · $50
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Cameron
Sure. The biggest one is mobility aids and bathroom adaptations, $250. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Let me know if you want more detail.
Get well soon. Thinking of Fort Worth.