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Gaurav wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Gaurav, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $600 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India864 views
I'm caring for me, who's 85. After a diagnosis of dementia Gaurav can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gaurav 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.
Gaurav worked all of his 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $600 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $420
• Medication and prescriptions: $85
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $55
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
Thank you for reading my story.
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Sending love, Gaurav. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Mumbai
Hang in there, Gaurav. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Nashik so I could bring a meal. Love from Jakarta
hope it all works out, Gaurav. Hope you get there. Love from Cần Thơ
Thinking of you, Gaurav. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.