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Dignity in old age: caring for Sarah
Help Sarah stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.
🇬🇧 Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom2,011 views
I'm caring for me, who's 96. After a heart attack Sarah can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sarah 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.
Sarah 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 four months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $3,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $1,800
• Medication and prescriptions: $560
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $290
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Sarah
Small update. $364 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($324). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
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Sending good thoughts, Sarah. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick
Rooting for you, Sarah. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope October is when things finally get easier.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
Take care. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We're a small family in Glasgow but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. After 28 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from San Antonio.
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