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Grace wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Grace can't afford the care She needs after a stroke last June; we're asking for $1,500.

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Nathan P. Duncan
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Los Angeles
I'm caring for my mother, who's 83. After a stroke last June Grace can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Grace desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Grace worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,500 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $500 • Medication and prescriptions: $500 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $500 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Nathan

Updates from Nathan

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 12% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($115 in total) the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Bhavna T. Sharma 🇮🇳 · $33

    “Thought of Grace all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Happy to help. Hope the September deadline works out. - Maringá”

  • Liliana Sims 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Juan F. Lozano 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Aileen R. Flores 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Grace all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

  • Selim Berk Karakaya 🇹🇷 · $25
  • Nur Yağmur Öztürk 🇹🇷 · $26
  • Nina Bergmann 🇩🇪 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $35
  • Leandro Alexandre Azevedo 🇧🇷 · $59

    “Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Uberlândia”

  • Smit P. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the September deadline works out. - Tiruchirappalli”

  • Ramesh A. Soni 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Pranjal B. Sawant 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Ceren Gül Acar 🇹🇷 · $100

    “Thought of Grace all day after reading this. - Üsküdar”

  • Oluwaseun Lawal 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Amélie Pons 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Rooting for you. I'm in Nîmes, thinking of you. - Nîmes”

  • Smit A. Apte 🇮🇳 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the September deadline works out. - Dwarka”

  • Madelyn P. Lucas 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Thought of Grace all day after reading this. - London”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Good luck. Thought of Grace all day after reading this.”

  • Ifeoma Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Hope the doctors have good news. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Hyderabad.

    • Praying for you, Nathan. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Take care

      • Hani Fitria LieAddress verifiedID verified

        take care, Nathan. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. God bless.

        • Hang in there, Nathan. Looking forward to the next update.

          • Sending love, Nathan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            • you're not alone, Nathan. Wishing Grace a smooth procedure and a full recovery

              • Rooting for you, Nathan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Halifax.

                • So sorry you're going through this, Nathan. This could happen to any of us. All the best.

                  • Thinking of you and your family, Nathan. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

                    • Sending love. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from East London.

                      • Sending strength. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

                        • Thanks for sharing this, Nathan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out

                          • Best of luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 17 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Cardiff.

                            • good luck, Nathan. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

                              • Hope it all works out, Nathan. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                                • Wishing you the best, Nathan. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Pietermaritzburg donated after I showed her your page.

                                  • hang in there, Nathan. Hope this works out for you.

                                    • wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Sacramento so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                                      • Hang in there, Nathan. Shared this with my family.

                                        • Eugene F. RichardsonPhoto verified

                                          Hope things get better soon, Nathan. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best

                                          • Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                                            • Good luck, Nathan. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Jeddah

                                              • Sending strength. Wishing Grace a smooth procedure and a full recovery. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                                                • Good luck, Nathan. Get well soon. Blessings

                                                  • Stay strong, Nathan. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick.

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