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Dignity in old age: caring for Kariuki
Kariuki, 95, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $700 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 95. After a diagnosis of dementia Kariuki can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Kariuki desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Kariuki worked all of his life as a carpenter, 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 $700 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $80
• Part-time carer (eight months): $525
Thank you for reading my story.
- Mwanaisha
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Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Dhaka this morning. Love from Dhaka.
Wishing you peace, Mwanaisha. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Ludhiana.
Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Mombasa.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Mombasa
Thank you. If you're in Mombasa I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Love from Padua
How is Kariuki doing now?
Sending good thoughts. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.
keep going, Mwanaisha. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
stay strong. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
Hope things get better soon, Mwanaisha. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 11 people at work
sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.