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Home care fund for Caroline in Riverside

Caroline, 94, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $6,500 for a carer and medicines.

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Matthew Torres
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Riverside
I'm caring for my mother, who's 94. After a fall and hip fracture Caroline can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Caroline 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. Caroline worked all of her life as a nurse, and raised 5 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 $6,500 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,800 • Medication and prescriptions: $640 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $460 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $600 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Updates from Matthew

  1. We're at 39% thanks to 72 of you. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. More news soon. - Matthew

  2. We're at 38% thanks to 70 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,044 in total) the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

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  • Tigist Selamawit Hailemariam 🇪🇹 · $1,000

    “God bless. Hope the April deadline works out. - Jimma”

  • Rakib Jewel Islam 🇮🇳 · $1,000
  • Rowena F. Santos 🇵🇭 · $250
  • Hailey J. Mejia 🇳🇿 · $250
  • Lester G. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $200
  • Queen Ife Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $200
  • Jessica C. Pienaar 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Naliaka Mary Rashidi 🇹🇿 · $100

    “All the best. I'm in Kinondoni, thinking of you.”

  • Tushar S. Desai 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Uma Naidu 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Anne Sophie Dekker 🇳🇱 · $100
  • Onyango Waweru 🇹🇿 · $100

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Caroline all day after reading this. - Arusha”

  • Maina Mussa Mwesigwa 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Pedro F. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $100
  • James Victor Lubega 🇹🇿 · $100

    “Thought of Caroline all day after reading this. - Kinondoni”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Angelica P. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $76
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Maria T. Burns 🇺🇸 · $72

    “Be well. Only $72 but hope it helps. - Los Angeles”

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  • Elena H. Cruz

    Hope the doctors have good news. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. Love from Lagos

    • Rafael F. Arias

      Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 5 people at work

      • Luiz Henrique Gonçalves

        You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Riverside

        • Danica L. HernandezPhoto verified

          Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Riverside!

          • Teresa Lena Ostrowski

            hope it all works out. Wishing Caroline a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Blessings.

            • Aditi L. Nanda

              Rooting for you, Matthew. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted.

              • Mariana P. Estrada

                stay strong, Matthew. Hope the doctors have good news. Please keep us posted.

                • Aaliyah D. Facey

                  keep going, Matthew. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Houston this morning. Thinking of Riverside.

                  • Cora Moreno

                    Thinking of you, Matthew. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Paris but we're thinking of you. Love from Paris.

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