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Dignity in old age: caring for Jocelyn
Jocelyn can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $4,200.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a heart attack Jocelyn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jocelyn desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Jocelyn worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 3 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 $4,200 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $210
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $320
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,670
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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- Danielle H. Navarro 🇳🇿 · $50
- Gayathri W. Menon 🇮🇳 · $20
- Declan E. Le 🇬🇧 · $20
- Ruma Puja Dutta 🇧🇩 · $25
- Junaid Waqas Hanif 🇵🇰 · $11
“Good luck. Only $11 but hope it helps.”
- Mahesh F. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kiprop Okello Mrema 🇰🇪 · $10
“Thinking of you. I'm in Nakuru, thinking of you. - Nakuru”
- Thomas P. Wallace 🇦🇺 · $12.50
- Wesley L. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $45.50
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Jocelyn all day after reading this.”
- Portia Portia Peprah 🇬🇭 · $50
- Theophilus Joseph Darko 🇬🇭 · $6.50
“Happy to help. Hope the February deadline works out. - Accra”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
“Get well soon. Only $10 but hope it helps. - El Paso”
- Peyton Oliver 🇦🇺 · $10
- Hadi Osama Maalouf 🇲🇦 · $50
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $25
- Teresita R. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $50
“Blessings. Hope the February deadline works out. - Manila”
- John Paul G. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $50
- Lakmal Lakmal Abeysekera 🇱🇰 · $10
- Sumbal Maryam Aslam 🇵🇰 · $5
“Wishing you the best. - Abbottabad”
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You're not alone, Samuel. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Sent it to 32 people at work. Love from San Fernando
take care, Samuel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jocelyn
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is the biggest at $210. I'll keep the page updated.
best of luck. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of San Antonio.
Good luck. Get well soon. Blessings
Thinking of you. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Ciudad de México.
Keep going. Get well soon. All the best.
Thanks for sharing this, Samuel. I hope things turn around soon. All the best
Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Manila but we're thinking of you.
take care, Samuel. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Sending strength, Samuel. Looking forward to the next update. After 9 years in retail I know how hard it is to ask for anything.
Good luck, Samuel. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.