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Dignity in old age: caring for Ingrid

Help Ingrid stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany1,768 views
Fabian Lukas Frank
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Frankfurt
I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a stroke last July Ingrid can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ingrid desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Ingrid worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,500 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $760 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $350 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $390 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Fabian
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Fabian

  1. Small update. $817 so far, the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. - Fabian

  2. We're at 16% thanks to 10 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Farhana Mitu Akter 🇧🇩 · $10

    “Hang in there. Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Michele Negri 🇮🇹 · $50

    “Happy to help. Hope the September deadline works out. - Bergamo”

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  • Maxim Andrei Kuzmenko 🇷🇺 · $20
  • Travis F. Gomez 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Felipe Felipe Pinto 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Nitin L. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Inés J. López 🇨🇴 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. My colleague told me about this one. - Cali”

  • Marcus P. Willis 🇺🇸 · $20

    “All the best. My colleague told me about this one. - Laredo”

  • Odhiambo Kimani Kessy 🇰🇪 · $63

    “Sending love. From Kikuyu with love. - Kikuyu”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10
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  • Laiba Aslam 🇵🇰 · $25

    “Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Naresh N. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Pilar H. Solís 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Córdoba”

  • Varun F. Chopra 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Be well. Thought of Ingrid all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Keith W. Payne 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Narong Decha Sombat 🇹🇭 · $5
  • Dhanush T. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Keep your head up. Hope the September deadline works out. - Rajkot”

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  • Ubol Hathai RattanakornID verified

    Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Pietermaritzburg.

    • Ake Wichai ChantarasriAddress verified

      Stay strong. Wishing Ingrid a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Love from Nakuru

      • Pooja A. Gurjar

        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 Frankfurt.

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