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Home care fund for Inés in Oakland

Inés, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,050 for a carer and medicines.

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Ramón T. Valdez
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Oakland
I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After a heart attack Inés can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Inés 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. Inés worked all of her life as a farmer, 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 $3,050 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $810 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $240 • Part-time carer (eight months): $2,000 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Ramón
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Updates from Ramón

  1. We're at 34% thanks to 30 of you. the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. More news soon.

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  • Min-ji Young-ja Cho 🇰🇷 · $200
  • Nipa Taslima Ali 🇧🇩 · $100

    “Happy to help. - Khulna”

  • Sapna Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Only $100 but hope it helps. - Saket”

  • Ajay D. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $100

    “All the best. From Salem with love. - Salem”

  • Howard G. Anderson 🇳🇿 · $75
  • Frank W. Howell 🇺🇸 · $65.50

    “Thought of Inés all day after reading this. - Arlington”

  • Esteban S. Velasco 🇲🇽 · $53
  • Tayo Michael Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Hope things get better. Small amount but sent with love. - Epe”

  • Aisha Yewande Uzor 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Hang in there. My cousin told me about this one. - Ikeja”

  • Rabia Bozkurt 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Florence Nafula Karanja 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Sergio G. Benítez 🇲🇽 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. My sister told me about this one. - Ciudad de México”

  • Gerhard A. Sithole 🇿🇦 · $27
  • Harsh J. Kumar 🇬🇧 · $26

    “Praying for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Swansea”

  • Aaliyah C. Ruiz 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Jewel Sabbir Sen 🇧🇩 · $25

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Savar”

  • Michael Chukwuemeka Raji 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Ana J. Montes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Thinking of you. My father told me about this one. - Saint-Étienne”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $25

    “Sending love. - Jinja”

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  • Asher F. Lewis

    Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

    • Layla Rahma Bouzid

      I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Oakland

      • Banjong Pairoj Kaewkla

        Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Monterrey so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Narayanganj!

        • Rita Sartori

          wishing Inés a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 14 people at work. Greetings from São Paulo.

          $1,689 raised of $3,050

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