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Dignity in old age: caring for Iván
Help Iván stay in his own home with six months of part-time care.
🇪🇸 Seville, Andalusia, Spain895 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 83. After a fall and hip fracture Iván can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Iván desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Iván worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,200
• Medication and prescriptions: $250
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $195
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $205
Thanks for reading all this.
- Armando
Updates from Armando
Thank you all. We're at 6% now ($174). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Small update. $68 so far, we've started the first stage.
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“Thought of Iván all day after reading this.”
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how is Iván doing now?
Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Blessings.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Seville.
Thank you. If you're in Seville I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.
Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Seville
keep going. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Gqeberha.
Thinking of you, Armando. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 9 people at work. Thinking of Seville.
thinking of you. Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Bogor so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Seville
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Iván.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. part-time carer (six months) comes first ($2,200) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Fair thing to want to know.
You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Biratnagar.
Sending strength, Armando. Shared it with a few friends
Thinking of you, Armando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Seville.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.