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Dignity in old age: caring for Vy
Vy can't afford the care She needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $800.
🇻🇳 Hồ Chí Minh City, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam1,551 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 93. After a fall and hip fracture Vy can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Vy 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.
Vy worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 5 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $800 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $680
• Medication and prescriptions: $50
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $70
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Good luck, Phong. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Sending good thoughts, Phong. Get well soon. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Sending strength, Phong. This could happen to any of us