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Dignity in old age: caring for Xiu
Help Xiu stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia765 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 83. After a diagnosis of dementia Xiu can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Xiu desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Xiu worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 3 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 $3,850 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $270
• Medication and prescriptions: $590
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,990
I hope life is good to you.
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Thanks for sharing this, Zhen. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Sending strength, Zhen. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Sending strength, Zhen. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. Love from Chiang Mai
Keep going. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Karachi so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Polokwane.
Thinking of you and your family, Zhen. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless.
Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Sydney.
Get well soon. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Sending strength, Zhen. Wishing Xiu a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
You're not alone. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
Hope things get better soon, Zhen. Get well soon.
Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Love from Kharkiv.
Hope it all works out, Zhen. Your post was clear and honest. After 21 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best