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Dignity in old age: caring for Gugu
Help Gugu stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a stroke last April Gugu can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gugu 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.
Gugu worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six 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 $1,300 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $100
• Part-time carer (six months): $1,150
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
Thank you for reading my story.
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Gugu
Sure. The biggest one is mobility aids and bathroom adaptations, $100. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.
Stay strong, Andile. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Los Angeles
Best of luck. Get well soon. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Quezon City.
Hang in there, Andile. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. All the best.