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Dignity in old age: caring for Victor
Victor, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $600 for a carer and medicines.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Nigeria828 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 77. After a stroke last February Victor can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Victor desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Victor worked all of his life as a seamstress, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $600 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $360
• Medication and prescriptions: $50
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $125
Thanks for reading all this.
- Danjuma
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Rooting for you, Danjuma. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Wishing you peace, Danjuma. Looking forward to the next update. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Blessings
Best of luck. Get well soon. Love from Lahore
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Springfield.
Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Reading
Hope things get better soon, Danjuma. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Ballarat.
Hang in there, Danjuma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. Love from Likoni