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Dignity in old age: caring for Teodoro
Teodoro, 92, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $850 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 92. After a fall and hip fracture Teodoro can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Teodoro desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Teodoro worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $850 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $700
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $75
• Medication and prescriptions: $75
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Divina
Updates from Divina
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($171). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled.
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- Saeed Mahmoud Mourad 🇪🇬 · $68
- Omolara Halima Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $10
- Selin Esra Avcı 🇹🇷 · $10
- Mohammed Mahmoud Benali 🇲🇦 · $10
- In-ho Choi 🇰🇷 · $30
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Teodoro all day after reading this.”
- Sultana Parvin Paul 🇧🇩 · $50
“Hang in there. Hope the August deadline works out. - Dhaka”
- Axel N. Ward 🇬🇧 · $15
- Grzegorz Adam Malinowski 🇵🇱 · $10
“Rooting for you. Thought of Teodoro all day after reading this. - Warsaw”
- Dian Indah Winata 🇮🇩 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope the August deadline works out. - Bekasi”
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $75
“Happy to help. Hope the August deadline works out. - Embakasi”
- Salim Hamza Gaber 🇪🇬 · $36
- Ananya B. Pandey 🇮🇳 · $25
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Good luck, Divina. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Greetings from Hồ Chí Minh City