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Eli wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Eli can't afford the care He needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $1,200.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 75. After a heart attack Eli can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eli desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Eli worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,200 goes:
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $540
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $320
• Medication and prescriptions: $340
I hope life is good to you.
- Pamela
Updates from Pamela
We're at 43% thanks to 19 of you. I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($277). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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“Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Skylar T. Lamb 🇨🇦 · $100
“Every little bit. I'm in Kelowna, thinking of you. - Kelowna”
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- Jackson E. Sims 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
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“God bless. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Salvador”
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- David Langley 🇬🇧 · $45
“Good luck. Thought of Eli all day after reading this.”
- Tejas D. Rathod 🇮🇳 · $35
- Rita De Angelis 🇮🇹 · $30
- Larissa Ana Souza 🇧🇷 · $25.50
- Anthony Singleton 🇬🇧 · $25
- Shazia Bushra Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $25
- Daniela R. Rojas 🇨🇴 · $25
- Daisuke Maeda 🇯🇵 · $25
- Maria Almeida 🇧🇷 · $25
“From my family to yours. Hope the April deadline works out. - Guarulhos”
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Thanks for sharing this, Pamela. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in London this morning!
Thanks for sharing this, Pamela. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Stay strong, Pamela. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Lahore