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Home care fund for Fernanda in Bogotá
Fernanda, 94, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,300 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 94. After a stroke last October Fernanda can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Fernanda desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Fernanda worked all of her life as a factory worker, 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 $1,300 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $960
• Medication and prescriptions: $135
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $140
With deep gratitude,
Camila
Updates from Camila
Good news. Because of your gifts ($48 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Krishnan S. Nadar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Akua Araba Amoah 🇬🇭 · $10
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $25
- Leah W. Watson 🇦🇺 · $10
- Ali Mohammed Abbas 🇪🇬 · $10
- Grayson S. Washington 🇺🇸 · $38
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Praying for you, Camila. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Bogotá!