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Dignity in old age: caring for Chhaya

Help Chhaya stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

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Chhaya W. Walia
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San Francisco
I'm caring for me, who's 94. After a fall and hip fracture Chhaya can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Chhaya desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Chhaya worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 2 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $5,650 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $4,550 • Medication and prescriptions: $550 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $270 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $280 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.

Updates from Chhaya

  1. We're at 35% thanks to 39 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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    “Only $100 but hope it helps. - Thessaloniki”

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    “Happy to help - Cầu Giấy”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Chhaya all day after reading this.”

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    “Happy to help. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Warri”

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    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Poznań”

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    “Thinking of you. Please keep us posted. - Dar es Salaam”

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    “From my family to yours. Only $55 but hope it helps.”

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    “Hope the August deadline works out. - Bangkok”

  • Kamran Ahmed Cheema 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Hang in there. Saw your post and had to give. - Karachi”

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  • good luck. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 28 people at work.

    • Your post was clear and honest. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • hope things get better soon, Chhaya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings

        • Okello Waweru KimaroPhoto verified

          Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.

          • Cooper P. WadePhoto verified

            Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.

            • You're not alone, Chhaya. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 20 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

              • keep going, Chhaya. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning. God bless

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