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Dignity in old age: caring for Yumi

Help Yumi stay in her own home with four months of part-time care.

🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan1,342 views
Shinji Hara
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Sakai
I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a stroke last August Yumi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Yumi 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. Yumi worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 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 $4,050 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $3,100 • Medication and prescriptions: $500 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $230 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $220 If you're reading this, thank you. - Shinji
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Shinji

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($405 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Shinji

  2. Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($405). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  3. Small update. $90 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Eduardo Manoel SoaresAddress verified

    You're not alone, Shinji. Hope the doctors have good news. Thinking of Sakai

    • Glenroy D. Lewis

      Thanks for sharing this, Shinji. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Sakai.

      • Rubina Pramanik

        Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 25 people at work. God bless.

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