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Gemma wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care
Gemma can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $6,100.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 80. After a heart attack 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 25 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 nurse, and raised 3 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 $6,100 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $4,550
• Medication and prescriptions: $900
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $360
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $290
Every share and every dollar helps.
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Shared this with my family. Sent it to 38 people at work. Take care
this could happen to any of us. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Bengaluru.
I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Salem.
Hope it all works out, Romeo. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Kadıköy this morning. Blessings.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Gazipur
Sending strength. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Peshawar.