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Dignity in old age: caring for Faisal
Faisal, 92, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,850 for a carer and medicines.
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France1,842 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 92. After a diagnosis of dementia Faisal can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Faisal desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Faisal worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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 $2,850 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,450
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $185
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $215
Thanks for reading all this.
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Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Nagpur.
What exactly is the $2,850 for?
Sure. The biggest one is part-time carer (four months), $2,450. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!
stay strong, Anwar. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Bowling Green
You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from London!
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Saint-Étienne.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about part-time carer (four months), advice is welcome too. It helps to be asked.
thinking of you, Anwar. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
Keep going, Anwar. I hope things turn around soon.
praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Heliopolis so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Pune.
Good luck, Anwar. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
thinking of you and your family, Anwar. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care