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Dignity in old age: caring for Eun-kyung

Help Eun-kyung stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.

🇰🇷 Daegu, Daegu, South Korea4,637 views
Joon-woo Ryu
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Daegu
I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After worsening Parkinson's disease Eun-kyung can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eun-kyung 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. Eun-kyung worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six 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 $3,000 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $1,800 • Medication and prescriptions: $590 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $230 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $380 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Joon-woo
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Joon-woo

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,857 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 33% there. I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. Thank you.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($467 in total) I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Maya Kalpana Aryal

    so sorry you're going through this, Joon-woo. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

    • Mirjam Lotte De GrootQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Daegu.

      • Joon-woo RyuOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Daegu I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

    • Ankit L. Sidhu

      Hope things get better soon, Joon-woo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Hồ Chí Minh City donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

      • Davi Joaquim Pacheco

        So sorry you're going through this, Joon-woo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

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