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Dignity in old age: caring for Rani

Rani, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,500 for a carer and medicines.

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Rani F. Goyal
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Mississauga
I'm caring for me, who's 85. After a diagnosis of dementia Rani can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Rani desperately wants to stay at home. I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Rani worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three 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 $5,500 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $4,150 • Medication and prescriptions: $790 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $260 Thanks for reading all this. - Rani
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Updates from Rani

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,555 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Update from Mississauga: we've started the first stage. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. 16% there. I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. Thank you.

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

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    “Be well. My cousin told me about this one. - Radom”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Rani all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Rani all day after reading this. - Abbottabad”

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    “Happy to help. I'm in Adelaide, thinking of you. - Adelaide”

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$3,230 raised of $5,500

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