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Dignity in old age: caring for Colleen

Colleen, 91, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,600 for a carer and medicines.

🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland3,741 views
Colleen S. Daly
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Dublin
I'm caring for me, who's 91. After a stroke last July Colleen can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Colleen 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. Colleen worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 2 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 $5,600 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,450 • Medication and prescriptions: $420 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $230 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $500 Thanks for reading all this. - Colleen
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Colleen

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 43% funded and the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 36% thanks to 48 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Andriy Roman Osipov 🇺🇦 · $25
  • Roxana Ioana Preda 🇷🇴 · $10

    “Good luck. Thought of Colleen all day after reading this. - Cluj-Napoca”

  • Caroline Hellen Kimani 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Jinja”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100
  • Sibel Dilara Tekin 🇳🇱 · $25
  • Pilar A. Villalobos 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Maverick M. Brady 🇺🇸 · $50

    “All the best. Hope the October deadline works out. - Bellevue”

  • Udara Perera 🇱🇰 · $100

    “Thought of Colleen all day after reading this. - Dehiwala”

  • Jéssica Márcia Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Verónica F. Moreno 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Fani Gita Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Beau G. Joseph 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Stay strong. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Cleveland”

  • Priyanka B. Iyer 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Blessings. Hope the October deadline works out. - Varanasi”

  • Sawsan Taghreed Trabelsi 🇪🇬 · $25
  • Lamine Kane 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Liam E. Schneider 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Sharon K. Maldonado 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Good luck. My brother told me about this one. - Newcastle upon Tyne”

  • Sophie James 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Antônio Guilherme Freitas 🇧🇷 · $20

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  • Oksana Nadia FrolovQuestion

    is there anything that isn't money that would help Colleen?

    • Paulo Marcos Guimarães

      Thanks for sharing this, Colleen. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Kelowna

      • Frank Pfeiffer

        Good luck, Colleen. Your post was clear and honest. All the best

        • Agnès Véronique Guyot

          hope the doctors have good news. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Lagos.

          • Isabelle Élodie Sanchez

            Rooting for you, Colleen. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

            • Kamil Sebastian Zając

              Get well soon. We're a small family in San Jose but we're thinking of you.

              • Pieter Piet Vermeulen

                Wishing you peace. Wishing Colleen a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best!

                • Viraj Kamal Jayawardena

                  I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Cần Thơ.

                  • Dipa Dangol

                    Best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Machakos

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