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Dignity in old age: caring for Citlali
Help Citlali stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.
🇨🇴 Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia1,384 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 92. After a stroke last June Citlali can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Citlali 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.
Citlali worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 4 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): $1,350
• Medication and prescriptions: $145
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $75
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $180
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Hope things get better soon, Francisco. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Duluth.
Best of luck, Francisco. Get well soon. Take care.
Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Envigado
good luck, Francisco. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Houston but we're thinking of you. All the best.
You're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Santa Rosa.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Citlali.
It's all in the list in the story. part-time carer (three months) is the big one at $1,350, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for asking.
sending love. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
sending good thoughts, Francisco. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Pune.
Sending love, Francisco. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Aurangabad.
Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Lviv.
Hope it all works out. Wishing Citlali a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Eugene.
keep going. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Jalandhar so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Envigado.
hang in there. Get well soon. Blessings.