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Dignity in old age: caring for Valentina
Help Valentina stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.
🇲🇽 Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico1,480 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After worsening Parkinson's disease Valentina can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Valentina desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Valentina 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 four months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $500 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $230
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $130
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $140
Thank you so much.
- Salvador
Updates from Salvador
Wanted to say thank you properly. 49% funded and the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled.
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