Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyElderly careUrgent

Dignity in old age: caring for Reagan

Reagan can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $1,900.

🇺🇸 United States984 views
Reagan Butler
Email verified
Sacramento
I'm caring for me, who's 88. After a heart attack Reagan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Reagan 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. Reagan worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 5 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,900 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $340 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $610 • Medication and prescriptions: $950 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Reagan
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Reagan

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($371 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $136 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $37.50
  • Bennett F. Padilla 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Hannah Nadine Heinrich 🇩🇪 · $20

    “Hang in there! - Hannover”

  • Renato Manoel Castro 🇧🇷 · $87

    “Hope things get better. I'm in São Paulo, thinking of you. - São Paulo”

  • Brandon A. Hill 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Reagan all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

  • Huda Nada Siddiqui 🇫🇷 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $53.50

    “From Udaipur with love. - Udaipur”

  • Pedro Ricardo Xavier 🇧🇷 · $30

    “All the best - Niterói”

  • Kumara Hasitha De Silva 🇱🇰 · $10
  • Yusuf H. Tshabalala 🇿🇦 · $500
  • Zoya Alyona Bogdanov 🇺🇦 · $10
  • Gemma F. Soriano 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Gave what I could this week. - Quezon City”

  • Camelia Florina Rusu 🇷🇴 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Reagan all day after reading this.”

  • Olivia N. Carrillo 🇺🇸 · $50

    “You got this. Thought of Reagan all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Faisal Ghassan Nasser 🇪🇬 · $100
  • Mandla K. Molefe 🇿🇦 · $50

    “Get well soon! - Stellenbosch”

  • Megan N. Mahlangu 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Ana P. Rojas 🇺🇸 · $25

    “You got this. Hope the September deadline works out. - Tampa”

  • Inés B. Gómez 🇦🇷 · $5

    “Sending love. Hope you get the rest soon. - Rosario”

  • Yiğit Batuhan Taş 🇹🇷 · $30

    “Good luck. Hope the September deadline works out. - Üsküdar”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Chalida Thanaporn AmpaiPhoto verified

    You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.

    • Dipesh Tuladhar

      Praying for you. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Heliopolis donated after I showed her your page. All the best

      • Jun P. De LeonQuestion

        is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Reagan

        • Reagan ButlerOwnerAnswer

          It's all in the list in the story. hospital bed and mattress rental is the big one at $340, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.

      • Juma Kato Kyagulanyi

        best of luck, Reagan. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in London this morning. Blessings.

        • Ezekiel G. Gaines

          Praying for you, Reagan. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Lahore donated after I showed her your page. Love from Lahore.

          • Víctor J. Macías

            thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

            • Aiden E. Webb

              Praying for you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Sacramento.

              • Lena Nina Graf

                Sending good thoughts, Reagan. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

                $1,374 raised of $1,900

                Give

                More people who need help