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Dignity in old age: caring for Sakura

Sakura, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,150 for a carer and medicines.

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Taiga Atsushi Fujiwara
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Tokyo
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After a stroke last June Sakura can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sakura desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Sakura worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $4,150 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $2,700 • Medication and prescriptions: $540 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $380 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $530 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Taiga

  1. Quick update: $595 raised so far (14%). I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $400 raised so far (10%). I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Garima S. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $200
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    “Hope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Mekelle”

  • Aissatou Aminata Sangaré 🇳🇱 · $15
  • Yong-jun Do-hyun Han 🇰🇷 · $10

    “Happy to help. Thought of Sakura all day after reading this.”

  • Wendy M. Tucker 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Best of luck. My sister told me about this one. - Newcastle upon Tyne”

  • Mpho L. Venter 🇿🇦 · $10
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  • Andrei Nikolai Ilyin 🇺🇦 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Sakura all day after reading this.”

  • Suren R. Ngcobo 🇿🇦 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Paarl”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $50

    “Get well soon. Hope you get the rest soon. - Antalya”

  • Pietro Fiore 🇮🇹 · $50
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  • Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $25

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  • Camila N. GalindoQuestion

    How is Sakura doing now?

    • Mercedes F. Chávez

      Best of luck, Taiga. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

      • Getachew Teklu Tadesse

        Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Dwarka.

        • Gerald A. Brooks

          sending strength. Shared this with my family. Blessings

          • Jose SpencerQuestion

            Is there anything that isn't money that would help Sakura?

            • Bryan L. Torres

              Best of luck. Hope the doctors have good news. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

              • Andrzej Kamil Jaworski

                Best of luck, Taiga. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

                • Gopal Pun

                  sending strength, Taiga. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.

                  $2,193 raised of $4,150

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