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Home care fund for Carolina in Pittsburgh
Carolina, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $5,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1,987 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 85. After a stroke last July Carolina can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Carolina desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Carolina worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 $5,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $3,950
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $480
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $570
Thank you so much.
- Natalia
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Hope it all works out, Natalia. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
hope it all works out. Wishing Carolina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best!
wishing you the best, Natalia. Wishing Carolina a smooth procedure and a full recovery. We're a small family in Tema but we're thinking of you. All the best.
Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Vadodara.
thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 24 years in farming I know how hard it is to ask for anything.