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Home care fund for Deborah in Dundee

Deborah, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,350 for a carer and medicines.

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Deborah K. Pierce
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Dundee
I'm caring for me, who's 77. After a fall and hip fracture Deborah can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Deborah 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. Deborah worked all of her life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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 $4,350 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $3,400 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $490 • Medication and prescriptions: $460 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Deborah

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($3,162 in total) the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 31% there. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  3. 15% there. we've started the first stage. Thank you. - Deborah

Donations

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  • Jackson N. Payne 🇬🇧 · $1,000
  • Felix Michael Darko 🇬🇭 · $250

    “Only $250 but hope it helps. - Kumasi”

  • Arjun R. Kashyap 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Shivam B. Verma 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Idowu Fatima Obi 🇳🇬 · $100

    “Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Zofia Barbara Wieczorek 🇵🇱 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Kemi Ronke Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Nisha Kabita Sherpa 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Emery J. Brown 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Good luck. Hope the February deadline works out. - Bakersfield”

  • Una Wilson 🇮🇪 · $100
  • Nasser Yasir Kassem 🇪🇸 · $100

    “You got this. Been where you are, it gets better. - Tarragona”

  • Justyna Ewa Zawadzki 🇵🇱 · $78
  • Emilia Małgorzata Olszewski 🇵🇱 · $76
  • Todd D. Schmidt 🇬🇧 · $75

    “Hope this helps. Hope the February deadline works out. - Cardiff”

  • Shuai Xu 🇦🇺 · $75

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Geelong”

  • Lisa Seidel 🇩🇪 · $75
  • Rakesh C. Grewal 🇦🇺 · $75
  • Vadym Sergei Semenov 🇺🇦 · $75

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the February deadline works out. - Dnipro”

  • Douglas M. Booker 🇺🇸 · $66

    “Be well. Please keep us posted. - Eugene”

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  • Mateo B. George

    Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Sylhet.

    • Silvia M. Luna

      Good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Faisalabad.

      • Simone Sylvie Fernandez

        So sorry you're going through this. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We're a small family in Bekasi but we're thinking of you. Love from Bekasi

        • Anthony P. Cooper

          Wishing you peace, Deborah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Take care.

          • Leonardo M. Garcia

            Sending strength, Deborah. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.

            • Mónica E. Espinoza

              Hope it all works out, Deborah. Get well soon. All the best

              • Wyatt D. TurnerID verified

                keep going. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up

                • Jennifer A. Bowman

                  Hang in there. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best

                  • Regina Letícia Gonçalves

                    wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Hialeah.

                    • Roberta Monica Basile

                      So sorry you're going through this, Deborah. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

                      $5,001.50 raised of $4,350

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