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Felix wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care
Felix, 80, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $500 for a carer and medicines.
🇬🇠AO-456-1802, Obuasi, Ashanti, Ghana1,820 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 80. After the death of his spouse Felix can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Felix desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Felix worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $500 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $290
• Medication and prescriptions: $55
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $110
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Patrick
Updates from Patrick
Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($72). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled.
- Michael Yakubu Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $5
- Yanti Mega Purnomo 🇮🇩 · $200
- Tunde Femi Alabi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Edoardo Gennaro Milani 🇮🇹 · $30
- Liliana B. Phillips 🇺🇸 · $5
- Hamza Qasim Belkacem 🇨🇦 · $35.50
- Annelies Jolanda Jacobs 🇳🇱 · $10
- Isaiah H. Clark 🇺🇸 · $14
- Tayyaba Afshan Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $25
- Amber Foster 🇨🇦 · $5
- Ali Hamza Zidan 🇪🇬 · $27.50
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Hang in there, Patrick. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Naivasha
look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Thinking of Obuasi.
Thinking of you, Patrick. Hope you get there. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Istanbul.
I hope things turn around soon. Love from Medan.
Rooting for you, Patrick. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Patrick. Wishing Felix a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We're a small family in Newcastle upon Tyne but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
Hope you get there. Love from Milan
Take care. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Takoradi but we're thinking of you. Love from Takoradi.
Wishing you the best, Patrick. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Obuasi.