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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, Japan1,666 views
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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Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Indore
Hope things get better soon, Goro. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.
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.
Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope September is when things finally get easier.
So sorry you're going through this, Goro. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Good luck, Goro. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Osaka!
sending love. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Ribeirão Preto
Good luck, Goro. Wishing Saki a smooth procedure and a full recovery