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Dignity in old age: caring for Rahma
Rahma, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $550 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 90. After a stroke last May Rahma can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Rahma 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.
Rahma 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 six 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 $550 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $340
• Medication and prescriptions: $65
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $70
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $75
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Wafa
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You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. God bless
Hope things get better soon, Wafa. Hope the doctors have good news!
Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from San Antonio.
hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Mansoura
Sending strength, Wafa. Hope you get there. I hope August is when things finally get easier