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Francisco wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care
Francisco, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,550 for a carer and medicines.
🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,103 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After a fall and hip fracture Francisco can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Francisco desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Francisco worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,550 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $1,200
• Medication and prescriptions: $145
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $130
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $75
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Sandra
Good news. Because of your gifts ($105 in total) the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Pavel Danylenko 🇷🇺 · $58
- Shireen D. Cele 🇿🇦 · $100
- Dinesh Krishna Acharya 🇳🇵 · $4
“Rooting for you. From Dharan with love.”
- Consuelo P. Montes 🇲🇽 · $10
“Keep your head up. Been where you're, it gets better. - Iztapalapa”
- Anna Marino 🇮🇹 · $20
- Anderson Daniel Ramos 🇧🇷 · $5
- Michelle T. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $25
- Niamh J. O'Doherty 🇮🇪 · $50
- Adewale Musa Williams 🇳🇬 · $25
“Praying for you. Hope the May deadline works out. - Epe”
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