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Home care fund for Arthur in Ribeirão Preto

Arthur, 93, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,550 for a carer and medicines.

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Antônia Lorena Farias
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Ribeirão Preto
I'm caring for my father, who's 93. After a heart attack Arthur can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Arthur desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Arthur worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 4 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $1,550 goes: • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $115 • Medication and prescriptions: $220 • Part-time carer (three months): $1,215 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Antônia

Updates from Antônia

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 74% funded and I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. 63% there. I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Thank you.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($415 in total) I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Thought of Arthur all day after reading this. - Madrid”

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    “Be well. Thought of Arthur all day after reading this. - Kakamega”

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    “Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Hialeah”

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    “Stay strong. My brother told me about this one. - Girona”

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  • Best of luck, Antônia. Hope the doctors have good news. After 24 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything!

    • sending good thoughts. Get well soon. Greetings from Birmingham.

      • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Arthur.

        • It's all in the list in the story. mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is the big one at $115, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks, that means a lot.

      • I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best

        • Rooting for you, Antônia. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Nagpur but we're thinking of you.

          • Keep going, Antônia. Shared this with my family.

            • Wishing Arthur a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you. Take care

              • Take care. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Ribeirão Preto.

                • Wishing you peace, Antônia. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Ribeirão Preto.

                  • Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Epe.

                    • Take care, Antônia. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Love from Lucknow.

                      • Wishing you the best, Antônia. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

                        $2,016.50 raised of $1,550

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