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Dignity in old age: caring for Khadija

Khadija, 75, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $750 for a carer and medicines.

🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria1,147 views
Yetunde Ronke Yakubu
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Lagos
I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a heart attack Khadija can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Khadija 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. Khadija 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 three months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $750 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $580 • Medication and prescriptions: $65 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $55 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Yetunde

  1. We're at 82% thanks to 17 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 56% funded and I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental.

  3. Small update. $295 so far, we've started the first stage.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Chioma Vivian Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Good luck. Thought of Khadija all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Jameson A. Cunningham 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Hoa Bích Nguyen 🇻🇳 · $5

    “Be well. Thought of Khadija all day after reading this. - Nha Trang”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Mason Burton 🇺🇸 · $76
  • Sneha W. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Rashid Salman Javed 🇵🇰 · $20

    “All the best. Thought of Khadija all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Mina Sita Bajracharya 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Aditi K. Oberoi 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Jericho D. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $80.50

    “Be well. Hope the December deadline works out. - Bacolod”

  • Horst Mayer 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Kimani Paul Waweru 🇹🇿 · $5
  • Muhammad Reza Hidayat 🇮🇩 · $57

    “Thinking of you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Magelang”

  • Francis E. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Pranav Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Sarah Katharina Schulz 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Abubakar Olumide Bello 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Nicholas B. Tucker

    stay strong, Yetunde. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

    • Yasemin Ayşe Çiftçi

      Wishing you the best, Yetunde. Shared this with my family. After 19 years in farming I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Take care.

      • Hossain Hridoy Ahmed

        Take care, Yetunde. Your post was clear and honest. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

        $883.50 raised of $750

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