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

Hetal, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $900 for a carer and medicines.

🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India1,561 views
Girish F. Desai
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Mumbai
I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a diagnosis of dementia Hetal can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Hetal 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. Hetal worked all of her life as a bus driver, 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 $900 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $710 • Medication and prescriptions: $65 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $75 Thank you for reading my story. - Girish
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Girish

  1. Quick update: $321 raised so far (36%). I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $241 raised so far (27%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($129 in total) I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Susana J. Castro 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Thành Cường Trieu 🇻🇳 · $5

    “God bless. Thought of Hetal all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Waweru Opio 🇹🇿 · $5
  • Paisley Hall 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Lucky Nonso Musa 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Bonny”

  • Thandi D. Moodley 🇿🇦 · $50
  • Jacob Weber 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Jacksonville”

  • Annelies Petra Meijers 🇳🇱 · $20
  • Kato Kariuki 🇺🇬 · $20
  • Jayden E. Ortega 🇺🇸 · $7

    “Praying for you. Thought of Hetal all day after reading this.”

  • Marcos Joaquim Pereira 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Axel J. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Mackenzie N. Schneider 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Jürgen Schumacher 🇩🇪 · $25
  • Ryan T. Watson 🇺🇸 · $69
  • Fitzroy T. Brown 🇯🇲 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50

    “God bless. From Rajkot with love. - Rajkot”

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  • Débora Josiane SoaresQuestion

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Hetal?

    • Ecrin Yasemin Doğan

      Wishing you the best, Girish. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Heraklion but we're thinking of you.

      • Marcos C. Ibáñez

        Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from San Diego.

        • Patrícia MarquesQuestion

          Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hetal.

          • Uthai Kanya Chaiyasit

            sending strength, Girish. Your post was clear and honest. God bless

            • Emmanuel Solomon Nkrumah

              best of luck, Girish. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless

              • Nargis Ishrat Haque

                You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

                $411 raised of $900

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