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Dignity in old age: caring for Lourdes
Lourdes, 84, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States3,673 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 84. After a heart attack Lourdes can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lourdes desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Lourdes worked all of her life as a factory worker, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,000 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $740
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $520
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $740
I hope life is good to you.
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Take care, Lucía. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope January is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Los Angeles.
Wishing you peace, Lucía. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Eldoret!
rooting for you, Lucía. Hope you get there. Blessings.
Wishing you peace, Lucía. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.