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Dignity in old age: caring for Giovana
Help Giovana stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.
🇧🇷 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil1,748 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After worsening Parkinson's disease Giovana can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Giovana desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Giovana worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,900 goes:
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $115
• Part-time carer (three months): $1,700
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85
Every share and every dollar helps.
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Hang in there. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Makati
Rooting for you, Juliana. Wishing Giovana a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Love from Faisalabad.
Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Guarulhos.