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Home care fund for Enrique in Fresno

Enrique can't afford the care He needs after the death of his spouse; we're asking for $3,850.

🇺🇸 California, United States2,228 views
Lorena F. Nava
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Fresno
I'm caring for my father, who's 94. After the death of his spouse Enrique can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Enrique desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Enrique worked all of his life as a seamstress, and raised 5 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $3,850 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $2,500 • Medication and prescriptions: $750 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $390 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $210 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Lorena
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Updates from Lorena

  1. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($796). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($530 in total) I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $250

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Enrique all day after reading this. - Saint-Denis”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Gül Aktaş 🇹🇷 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bornova”

  • Talia Michal Friedman 🇮🇱 · $100
  • Aurélie Corinne Lefèvre 🇲🇦 · $75
  • Pankaj J. Sandhu 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $74.50

    “Happy to help. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Kyiv”

  • Nyambura Sarah Mrema 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Rima Leila Siddiqui 🇦🇺 · $50
  • Tamanna Shapla Jahan 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Walter L. Kelley 🇺🇸 · $41
  • Omar Bakary Faye 🇫🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hang in there. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Springfield”

  • Luís Felipe Prado 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Newport, thinking of you.”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Howard A. Smith 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Nabil Sami Rashid 🇬🇧 · $20

    “Praying for you. Thought of Enrique all day after reading this.”

  • Julia Saar Van der Linden 🇳🇱 · $20
  • Ezekiel W. Rowe 🇺🇸 · $15

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  • Hadley A. Bowman

    Keep going, Lorena. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. God bless

    • Thiago Márcio Rezende

      Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Fresno.

      • Nadine Seidel

        Looking forward to the next update. After 21 years in retail I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from Incheon

        • Ifeoma Funmilayo Aliyu

          best of luck, Lorena. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings

          • Itzel K. Castro

            Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

            • Yana Sofia Vorobiev

              sending strength. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. We're a small family in Pelotas but we're thinking of you. Take care.

              • Salma Nour Gaber

                Good luck, Lorena. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Belfast.

                • Manikandan T. Iyengar

                  Best of luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Put this on a community board in Moscow this morning.

                  $1,230.50 raised of $3,850

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