Dignity in old age: caring for Isha

I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After a heart attack Isha can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Isha 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. Isha worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, 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 $700 goes: • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85 • Part-time carer (four months): $520 • Medication and prescriptions: $95 Every share and every dollar helps. - Sandesh