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Dignity in old age: caring for Nga
Nga, 92, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $500 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for me, who's 92. After the death of her spouse Nga can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Nga desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Nga worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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 $500 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $280
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $80
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Nga
Updates from Nga
We're at 46% thanks to 6 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
We're at 31% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Dhanalakshmi Murthy 🇮🇳 · $50
“Sending love! - Udaipur”
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Da Nang”
- Winnie Nafula Odhiambo 🇰🇪 · $9
- Pedro W. García 🇨🇴 · $50
- Anthony D. Walsh 🇬🇧 · $30
- Perla G. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $50
- Mwende Kato Mwangi 🇺🇬 · $25
- Ivy A. Sims 🇬🇧 · $56.50
“Thought of Nga all day after reading this.”
- Patricia H. Hernandez 🇵🇭 · $50
“Hope this covers a bit of it. - Iloilo City”
- Jürgen Richter 🇩🇪 · $25
“I'm in Cologne, thinking of you.”
- Rosa K. Espinoza 🇦🇷 · $25
“Thinking of you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Buenos Aires”
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Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.
wishing you the best, Nga. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Riverside.
Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. God bless.