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Dignity in old age: caring for Mi-sook

Mi-sook can't afford the care She needs after a stroke last December; we're asking for $2,900.

🇰🇷 Daegu, Daegu, South Korea3,300 views
Su-bin Ji-yeon Noh
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Daegu
I'm caring for my mother, who's 85. After a stroke last December Mi-sook can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mi-sook 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. Mi-sook worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 4 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 $2,900 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $1,900 • Medication and prescriptions: $380 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $320 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Su-bin

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($853 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($773 in total) I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $366 raised so far (13%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Magdalena Sikorski 🇵🇱 · $25
  • Faisal Ahmed Aziz 🇪🇬 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Mi-sook all day after reading this. - Heliopolis”

  • Fani Eka Handoko 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $30.50
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  • Theresa Paula Braun 🇩🇪 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Wiesbaden”

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  • Brooks A. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $16

    “Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Pittsburgh”

  • Denisa Teodora Serban 🇷🇴 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Only $25 but hope it helps. - București”

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  • Alyssa T. Keller 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. My father told me about this one. - Greensboro”

  • Aishwarya T. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thought of Mi-sook all day after reading this. - Chennai”

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  • Artem Igor SolovievID verified

    Thinking of you. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

    • Fernando M. Guzmán

      Good luck, Su-bin. Wishing Mi-sook a smooth procedure and a full recovery. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Daegu.

      • Wei Lin Wang

        Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. After 15 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless!

        • Rahim Mahin Biswas

          Sending good thoughts, Su-bin. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

          • Leandro Ricardo Pereira

            Take care, Su-bin. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Abbottabad

            • Beth Randolph

              Thinking of you and your family, Su-bin. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Toulouse but we're thinking of you.

              • Brooklyn Randolph

                You're not alone, Su-bin. Shared this with my family.

                • Ibrahim Ahmed Trabelsi

                  Best of luck, Su-bin. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 12 people at work. Love from Seoul.

                  • Samuel Samuel BekeleID verified

                    Stay strong, Su-bin. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.

                    • Nadia Khadija Tawfik

                      Sending good thoughts, Su-bin. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care

                      $1,324.50 raised of $2,900

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