Dignity in old age: caring for Hằng
Hằng can't afford the care She needs after a stroke last February; we're asking for $650.
Updates from Loan
Update from Hanoi: I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. We're at 47% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Nonso Musa Shittu 🇳🇬 · $25
- Ilham Iwan Rahman 🇮🇩 · $10
- Chidinma Titilayo Lawal 🇳🇬 · $25
- Khadija Lilian Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $10
- Rylee Morris 🇨🇦 · $50
- Nihal Hatice Özkan 🇹🇷 · $100
“Best of luck. Thought of Hằng all day after reading this.”
- Iwan Teguh Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $20
- Heru Gunawan Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $5
“Hope this helps. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Jakarta”
- Willem Lars De Bruijn 🇳🇱 · $25
- Umar Faisal Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $100
- Erdem Serkan Yavuz 🇹🇷 · $44.50
- Igor Gusev 🇷🇺 · $78
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $30
- Joyce Powell 🇳🇿 · $50
“Get well soon. From Christchurch with love. - Christchurch”
- Susana B. Romero 🇺🇸 · $5
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Looking forward to the next update. Love from Shreveport.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hằng.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. part-time carer (six months) comes first ($480) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid.
hope it all works out, Loan. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Sent it to 17 people at work. God bless
Wishing Hằng a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Hanoi.
Thanks for sharing this, Loan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Saint-Denis so I could bring a meal. Take care
Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Sacramento donated after I showed her your page.
Rooting for you, Loan. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Faisalabad.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Gazipur donated after I showed her your page.
Wishing you peace. Wishing Hằng a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Wishing you peace, Loan. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Hanoi.
Wishing you the best, Loan. Shared it with a few friends!
So sorry you're going through this, Loan. Looking forward to the next update. Please keep us posted. Love from Leicester.
Thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in San Sebastián this morning. God bless.
You're not alone, Loan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Hang in there, Loan. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Mandurah donated after I showed her your page. Love from Mandurah.
Best of luck, Loan. Wishing Hằng a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
Wishing you peace, Loan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Siliguri donated after I showed her your page.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Hanoi.
stay strong, Loan. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from Tokyo
So sorry you're going through this, Loan. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. All the best.
Thinking of you, Loan. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We're a small family in Dnipro but we're thinking of you
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Hanoi
So sorry you're going through this. Wishing Hằng a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care.
Shared it with a few friends. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Sheffield.
Hope it all works out, Loan. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Ubud.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Cầu Giấy
Sending strength. Wishing Hằng a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care
praying for you. Get well soon. After 27 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
Hope it all works out, Loan. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 14 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Hanoi.
this could happen to any of us. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Love from Pretoria.
Sending strength. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
Stay strong, Loan. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
keep going, Loan. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Jakarta this morning. Blessings.