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Dignity in old age: caring for Lorena
Help Lorena stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
🇲🇽 Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico923 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 85. After a fall and hip fracture Lorena can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lorena desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Lorena worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 2 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 $1,450 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $1,050
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $130
• Medication and prescriptions: $270
If you're reading this, thank you.
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Hope you get there. My neighbor in Savar donated after I showed her your page.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Lorena?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about part-time carer (six months), advice is welcome too. I'll keep the page updated.
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Suwon.
Hope things get better soon, Ricardo. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side!
Rooting for you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Iztapalapa.