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Home care fund for Jayanthi in Colombo

Jayanthi cannot afford the care She needs after the death of her spouse; we are asking for $700.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1,361 views
Suranga Kumara Gunawardena
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Colombo
I'm caring for my mother, who's 76. After the death of her spouse Jayanthi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jayanthi 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. Jayanthi worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 2 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $700 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $40 • Part-time carer (four months): $530 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $130 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Suranga
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Updates from Suranga

  1. Update from Colombo: we've started the first stage. We're at 46% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 36% now ($251). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Jayanthi all day after reading this.”

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    “Rooting for you. Thought of Jayanthi all day after reading this. - Lagos”

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  • Taras Oleg Kovalenko

    Thinking of you and your family, Suranga. This could happen to any of us. All the best.

    • Wagner Farias

      Sending love, Suranga. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Saint-Denis

      • Amelia A. Harris

        Hope it all works out, Suranga. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Campinas

        • Ezra Taylor

          Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Fortaleza donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Fortaleza.

          • Funmilayo OlawalePhoto verified

            Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. God bless.

            • Yolanda W. Nava

              You're not alone, Suranga. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.

              • Sun-hee Seo-yeon Choi

                Good luck. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I hope November is when things finally get easier.

                • Gabriele Marie Keller

                  Best of luck, Suranga. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

                  • Arturo R. Ramírez

                    best of luck, Suranga. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Love from Caxias do Sul

                    • Habib Shakil Howlader

                      thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 11 people at work. God bless

                      • Weston Rios

                        thinking of you, Suranga. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.

                        • Alok N. Grewal

                          Sending love. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

                          $750 raised of $700

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