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Elisa wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Elisa, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,100 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After a diagnosis of dementia Elisa can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Elisa desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Elisa worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 4 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 $1,100 goes:
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $200
• Medication and prescriptions: $460
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $440
Glad we found this place.
- Davide
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best of luck, Davide. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Praying for you, Davide. Wishing Elisa a smooth procedure and a full recovery. All the best.
Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My husband and I read this together. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Davide. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Praying for you, Davide. Get well soon.
best of luck, Davide. Get well soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Metz.