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Dignity in old age: caring for Isabel
Help Isabel stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for me, who's 85. After a fall and hip fracture Isabel can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Isabel desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Isabel worked all of her life as a farmer, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $3,200 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $710
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $190
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,300
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Isabel
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- Irene K. Mendoza 🇺🇸 · $500
“Only $500 but hope it helps.”
- Rajesh E. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $200
“Wishing you the best. - Warangal”
- Samuel Pedro Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $100
- Carolina A. Guzmán 🇪🇸 · $100
- Waylon W. Craig 🇺🇸 · $100
“God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Los Angeles”
- Şule Önder 🇹🇷 · $100
“Good luck. Thought of Isabel all day after reading this.”
- Josefa D. Romero 🇺🇸 · $76
“Best of luck - Bakersfield”
- Aarti R. Bhosale 🇮🇳 · $73
- Okello Byaruhanga Maina 🇰🇪 · $68
“Wish I could do more - Nairobi”
- Paul Onyango Ochieng 🇰🇪 · $63
“Hang in there. - Kisumu”
- Yogesh D. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $53
“Thought of Isabel all day after reading this. - Kolkata”
- Esteban D. Moreno 🇲🇽 · $50
- Puja Aarati Tamang 🇳🇵 · $50
“Blessings! - Bhaktapur”
- Nandini E. Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Kamau Mwende Urassa 🇹🇿 · $50
- Andrés P. Gómez 🇪🇸 · $47
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $45
- Bảo Hậu Lieu 🇻🇳 · $30
- Nada Dalia Wahba 🇸🇦 · $30
“Every little bit. Only $30 but hope it helps.”
- Arnel L. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $30
“Hope things get better! - Manila”
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Best of luck. Hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Wishing Isabel a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best
Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Jacksonville
stay strong, Isabel. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.
rooting for you, Isabel. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless.