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Dignity in old age: caring for Nadeesha

Nadeesha, 80, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $950 for a carer and medicines.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1,787 views
Malsha Chamari Perera
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Dehiwala
I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After a fall and hip fracture Nadeesha can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Nadeesha 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. Nadeesha worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 3 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $950 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $730 • Medication and prescriptions: $135 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40 Glad we found this place. - Malsha
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Updates from Malsha

  1. Thank you all. We're at 49% now ($467). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Michele Pagano 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Gaurav J. Sandhu 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Sending love. I'm in Brisbane, thinking of you. - Brisbane”

  • Wafa Souad Zerrouki 🇸🇦 · $5

    “Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Riyadh”

  • Anand W. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Hamisi Massawe 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Camila S. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $28
  • Chinedu Chinedu Bello 🇳🇬 · $15

    “Blessings. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Ikeja”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Arlington”

  • Vijay D. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Abosede Wunmi Salami 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Hazel W. Garcia 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Hope this helps - Minneapolis”

  • Binod Sandeep Acharya 🇳🇵 · $18

    “Sending love. From Kathmandu with love. - Kathmandu”

  • Wafula Odhiambo Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Thought of Nadeesha all day after reading this.”

  • Antoine Yann Marie 🇫🇷 · $75
  • Joshua L. Jones 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Caio Leandro Miranda 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Angel T. Hatfield 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Enrique J. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $19

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Nadeesha all day after reading this. - Iztapalapa”

  • Cecilia Marquez 🇵🇭 · $5

    “God bless. My mother told me about this one. - Quezon City”

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  • Lina Johanna Franke

    Thinking of you and your family, Malsha. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

    • Mythili M. Krishnamurthy

      Rooting for you, Malsha. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

      • Danielle A. Jenkins

        Wishing you the best, Malsha. I hope things turn around soon. After 8 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless

        $1,162 raised of $950

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