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Dignity in old age: caring for Naliaka

Naliaka can't afford the care She needs after the death of her spouse; we're asking for $1,150.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya2,154 views
Zawadi Sarah Onyango
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 88. After the death of her spouse Naliaka can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Naliaka 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. Naliaka worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, 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 $1,150 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $950 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $45 • Medication and prescriptions: $155 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Zawadi

  1. Quick update: $350 raised so far (30%). I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Ruth M. Lowe 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Get well soon. Thought of Naliaka all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. My brother told me about this one. - Nakuru”

  • Patrick P. Powell 🇯🇲 · $25

    “Thought of Naliaka all day after reading this. - Half-Way Tree”

  • Luna Mejia 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Naliaka all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

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  • Deepa N. Sethi

    Sending good thoughts, Zawadi. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

    • María T. Galindo

      Sending strength, Zawadi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.

      • Mai Yumi Endo

        I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

        • Sachiko Tomoko Aoki

          Stay strong, Zawadi. This could happen to any of us. Love from Taguig.

          • Agus Galih Siregar

            thanks for sharing this. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Please keep us posted.

            • Dimas Slamet RahmanPhoto verified

              Thinking of you, Zawadi. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

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