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Dignity in old age: caring for Grace

Grace can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $450.

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Isaac Twum
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After a heart attack Grace can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Grace 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. Grace worked all of her life as a bus driver, 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 $450 goes: โ€ข Hospital bed and mattress rental: $55 โ€ข Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $35 โ€ข Part-time carer (eight months): $360 Thanks for reading all this. - Isaac

Updates from Isaac

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($40 in total) the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Yusuf E. Steyn ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10

    โ€œHope things get better. - Sandtonโ€

  • Garba Ifeanyi Bankole ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25

    โ€œHope things get better. I'm in Lagos, thinking of you.โ€

  • Manuel A. Gutiรฉrrez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œThinking of you - Corpus Christiโ€

  • Hamza Marwan Hegazy ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Grayson Perry ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $11

    โ€œBlessings. Thought of Grace all day after reading this.โ€

  • Leonardo Fernando Peixoto ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $9

    โ€œAll the best! - Sรฃo Pauloโ€

  • Mohammad Shafiq Hasan ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $5
  • Kennedy M. Lowe ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $15

    โ€œBest of luck. I'm in Los Angeles, thinking of you.โ€

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3.1(17 reviews)

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  • Sending good thoughts, Isaac. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Fort Collins

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