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Dignity in old age: caring for Pranjal
Help Pranjal stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 95. After the death of her spouse Pranjal can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Pranjal desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Pranjal worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight 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 $700 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $470
• Medication and prescriptions: $100
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $60
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $70
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Purvi
Updates from Purvi
Wanted to say thank you properly. 7% funded and I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations.
We're at 10% thanks to 2 of you. I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($50 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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- Michael Isaac Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $50
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Take care, Purvi. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. After 17 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best