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Dignity in old age: caring for Grayson
Help Grayson stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇺🇸 California, United States891 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 89. After worsening Parkinson's disease Grayson can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Grayson desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Grayson worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 5 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 $6,200 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $5,000
• Medication and prescriptions: $590
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $190
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $420
Thanks for reading all this.
- Addison
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Wishing you peace, Addison. Wishing Grayson a smooth procedure and a full recovery. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of San Diego!