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Home care fund for Filip in Newport

Filip, 81, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,350 for a carer and medicines.

🇬🇧 NP12 8BQ, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom1,846 views
Piotr Paweł Kowalczyk
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Newport
I'm caring for my father, who's 81. After a heart attack Filip can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Filip desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Filip worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 (four months): $3,000 • Medication and prescriptions: $480 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $380 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $490 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

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  1. Small update. $761 so far, we've started the first stage.

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    “Keep your head up. From Maringá with love. - Maringá”

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  • Pietro Vincenzo ContePhoto verified

    Sending love. Wishing Filip a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Greetings from Iztapalapa.

    $1,963.50 raised of $4,350

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