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Dignity in old age: caring for Joya

Joya, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $550 for a carer and medicines.

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Tareq Saif Mukherjee
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After a diagnosis of dementia Joya can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Joya 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. Joya worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 3 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $550 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $380 • Medication and prescriptions: $50 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $55 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $65 Thanks for being kind about this. - Tareq

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  • Itzel P. Benítez 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Majid Waleed Taha 🇬🇧 · $50

    “You got this. Thought of Joya all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

  • Kaylee Schneider 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Alice Margaux Dufour 🇫🇷 · $93

    “Every little bit. Saw your post and had to give. - Reims”

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  • Wishing Joya a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I hope December is when things finally get easier.

    • I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

      • Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Mumbai!

        • stay strong, Tareq. Your post was clear and honest

          • Take care, Tareq. Hope the doctors have good news

            • hope it all works out, Tareq. Get well soon. God bless.

              • Wishing Joya a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Mumbai

                • Stay strong, Tareq. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                  • rooting for you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Bergamo.

                    • Segun Kayode ObiPhoto verified

                      Thanks for sharing this, Tareq. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.

                      • Take care. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Venice this morning.

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