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Emilia wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Emilia can't afford the care She needs after a diagnosis of dementia; we're asking for $4,900.
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I'm caring for me, who's 81. After a diagnosis of dementia Emilia can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Emilia 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.
Emilia worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 3 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 $4,900 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $3,650
• Medication and prescriptions: $650
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $300
Thank you so much.
- Emilia
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hope things get better soon, Emilia. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Emilia. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Wishing Emilia a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
Thinking of you, Emilia. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Wishing you peace, Emilia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Fort Portal.
good luck, Emilia. Shared this with my family.
Thanks for sharing this. Wishing Emilia a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care
Praying for you, Emilia. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.