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Dignity in old age: caring for Prasad

Prasad, 76, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $900 for a carer and medicines.

🇮🇳 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India880 views
Mangesh W. Rathod
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Nagpur
I'm caring for my father, who's 76. After a fall and hip fracture Prasad can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Prasad desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Prasad worked all of his life as a factory worker, and raised 5 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $900 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $710 • Medication and prescriptions: $60 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $35 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $95 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Mangesh
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Mangesh

  1. Update from Nagpur: I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. We're at 84% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Small update. $350 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Small update. $210 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Theodore F. Hamilton 🇦🇺 · $25

    “Thought of Prasad all day after reading this. - Wollongong”

  • Tayyaba Farah Ismail 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Cristiane Maria Ramos 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Fadi Belkacem 🇸🇦 · $100
  • Christian Luigi Farina 🇮🇹 · $25

    “Every little bit. Small amount but sent with love. - Lecce”

  • Aylin Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $76
  • Carmen H. Castro 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Idris Anwar Kamel 🇪🇬 · $100
  • Chioma Yetunde Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $100

    “Praying for you. Thought of Prasad all day after reading this. - Wudil”

  • Pedro D. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $69
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $16
  • Kamini N. Kruger 🇿🇦 · $30

    “Thought of Prasad all day after reading this. - Cape Town”

  • David Peter Mutebi 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Ruth Hellen Mussa 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Dimas Vino Pane 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Erica B. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Gauri L. Jadhav 🇮🇳 · $25

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  • Dimitrios Antonios Papadakis

    Keep going, Mangesh. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

    • Emeka Yinka Gbadamosi

      thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. God bless.

      $871 raised of $900

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