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Gemma wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care

Gemma, 95, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,300 for a carer and medicines.

🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States5,725 views
Ismael P. Tomas
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Fort Worth
I'm caring for my mother, who's 95. After a fall and hip fracture Gemma can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Gemma desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Gemma worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, 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 $5,300 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $3,950 • Medication and prescriptions: $800 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $250 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $300 Thank you for reading my story.
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Updates from Ismael

  1. We're at 56% thanks to 80 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $1,303 so far, the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled.

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    “Take care of yourselves. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Santa Fe”

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    “Only $100 but hope it helps. - Columbia”

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  • Miguel F. González 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Stay strong. Thought of Gemma all day after reading this.”

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    “My cousin told me about this one. - Glendale”

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    “God bless. Thought of Gemma all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

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  • Jun K. Ramos🇵🇭Verified donor
    Patient and understanding

    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

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  • Cláudia Maria Santos

    hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Regensburg.

    • Mi-young Ji-min Na

      Hope it all works out. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

      • Aubree Washington

        Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

        $6,369.50 raised of $5,300

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