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Dignity in old age: caring for Harold
Harold, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,300 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 90. After a diagnosis of dementia Harold can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Harold 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.
Harold worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 5 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 $5,300 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $480
• Part-time carer (six months): $4,100
• Medication and prescriptions: $720
I hope life is good to you.
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- Runa Sultana Mukherjee 🇧🇩 · $58.50
“Thought of Harold all day after reading this. - Dhaka”
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“From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Munich”
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“Wishing you the best. Thought of Harold all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
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“Be well. Thought of Harold all day after reading this. - Lahore”
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Praying for you, Jack. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 16 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of El Paso.
hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Caruaru.
Praying for you, Jack. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best!