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Dignity in old age: caring for Gonzalo

Help Gonzalo stay in his own home with four months of part-time care.

🇦🇷 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina1,944 views
Soledad C. Arias
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Mar del Plata
I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After worsening Parkinson's disease Gonzalo can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gonzalo desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Gonzalo worked all of his life as a farmer, and raised 4 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,100 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $900 • Medication and prescriptions: $70 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Soledad

Updates from Soledad

  1. Update from Mar del Plata: I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. We're at 49% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Hope the May deadline works out. - Mannheim”

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  • Wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Love from Thủ Đức.

    • Sending strength, Soledad. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick

      • Good luck. Wishing Gonzalo a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.

        • So sorry you're going through this, Soledad. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.

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