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Dignity in old age: caring for Shoaib
Shoaib, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $500 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 82. After a heart attack Shoaib can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Shoaib desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Shoaib worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 5 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $500 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $35
• Part-time carer (four months): $430
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $35
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Faisal
Updates from Faisal
Good news. Because of your gifts ($54 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Abril G. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $50
- Maria Priscila Mendes 🇧🇷 · $52
“Good luck. Thought of Shoaib all day after reading this. - Ribeirão Preto”
- Osamu Tomoya Nishimura 🇯🇵 · $10
- Shivam W. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $42.50
“Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Varanasi”
- Rowan Cooper 🇬🇧 · $30
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Houston”
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $19
“God bless. Gave what I could this week. - Toulon”
- Sophia R. Alvarez 🇺🇸 · $25
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best of luck, Faisal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 31 people at work. Love from Ottawa.