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Dignity in old age: caring for Saki

Help Saki stay in her own home with eight months of part-time care.

🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan1,665 views
Goro Hayato Ota
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Osaka
I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After a diagnosis of dementia Saki can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Saki desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Saki worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 4 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $3,950 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $3,150 • Medication and prescriptions: $300 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $240 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $260 If you're reading this, thank you.
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  • Parker T. Hall

    Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Indore

    • Yuri Vadym KovalchukPhoto verified

      Hope things get better soon, Goro. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.

      • Lawrence C. Carpenter

        Thanks for sharing this, Goro. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Liverpool donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Liverpool.

        • Harold B. Peters

          Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope September is when things finally get easier.

          • Samuel Okello Bakari

            So sorry you're going through this, Goro. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

            • Emon Rakib Akter

              Good luck, Goro. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Osaka!

              • Amani Janet Mwende

                sending love. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Ribeirão Preto

                • Henry Sani Odukoya

                  Good luck, Goro. Wishing Saki a smooth procedure and a full recovery

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