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Dignity in old age: caring for Umesh
Umesh, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $450 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India1,040 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After a heart attack Umesh can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Umesh 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.
Umesh worked all of his life as a seamstress, and raised 3 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 $450 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $260
• Medication and prescriptions: $115
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $25
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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good luck, Ayaan. Get well soon. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Brooklyn
Keep going, Ayaan. This could happen to any of us. Love from Albany
hang in there, Ayaan. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Nashik.
Take care, Ayaan. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Nashik.