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Dignity in old age: caring for Christina

Help Christina stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.

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Laura Melanie Albrecht
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Nuremberg
I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a heart attack Christina can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Christina desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Christina 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 eight months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $5,550 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,050 • Medication and prescriptions: $640 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $340 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $520 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Updates from Laura

  1. Quick update: $521 raised so far (9%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($398 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Update from Nuremberg: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Małgorzata Weronika Czarnecki

    Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Aurangabad

    • Gabriel Tiago Miranda

      Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. After 7 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.

      • Mariusz Ryszard Michalski

        good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Jakarta Selatan so I could bring a meal. All the best

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