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Home care fund for Eleanor in Leeds
Eleanor, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,900 for a carer and medicines.
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom1,486 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After a diagnosis of dementia Eleanor can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Eleanor 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.
Eleanor worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 3 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,900 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,400
• Medication and prescriptions: $270
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $230
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Joseph
Updates from Joseph
We're at 8% thanks to 4 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
Quick update: $209 raised so far (7%). the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Small update. $178 so far, I made the first payment toward part-time carer.
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Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Leeds.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Eleanor.
Part-time carer (eight months) is $2,400 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
praying for you, Joseph. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Sending good thoughts, Joseph. Hope the doctors have good news
Best of luck, Joseph. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust!
How is Eleanor doing now?
Thanks for sharing this, Joseph. Hope the doctors have good news. After 14 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Recife!
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Bangkok.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
Thinking of you, Joseph. Shared this with my family.
Keep going, Joseph. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Thinking of you and your family, Joseph. Hope the doctors have good news. Put this on a community board in Gatineau this morning.
Thinking of you and your family, Joseph. Hope you get there
You're not alone, Joseph. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. Take care.
Hope the doctors have good news. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Leeds
Sending strength, Joseph. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.
Hope it all works out. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Leeds
Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Baton Rouge so I could bring a meal.
Wishing Eleanor a smooth procedure and a full recovery.
sending good thoughts, Joseph. Your post was clear and honest. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Kano.
Sending strength, Joseph. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Minneapolis.
Sending strength, Joseph. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Warsaw donated after I showed her your page
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Sacramento.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up
This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Ciudad de México
hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to Iztapalapa so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Best of luck, Joseph. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Thinking of you, Joseph. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest.
Sending strength, Joseph. Shared it with a few friends. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Jacksonville
Wishing you peace, Joseph. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Aberdeen.
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
rooting for you, Joseph. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Leeds.