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Home care fund for Julia in Glendale

Julia, 78, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,750 for a carer and medicines.

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Crystal Shaw
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Glendale
I'm caring for my mother, who's 78. After a heart attack Julia can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Julia desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Julia worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 3 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 $4,750 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $3,100 • Medication and prescriptions: $860 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $290 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $500 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

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  • Best of luck, Crystal. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Nuremberg.

    • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Julia.

      • Crystal ShawOwnerAnswer

        It's all in the list in the story. part-time carer (eight months) is the big one at $3,100, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for looking so closely.

    • Good luck, Crystal. Wishing Julia a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Please keep us posted.

      • Hope it all works out, Crystal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

        • Claudio Alberto MartiniQuestionAddress verified

          any update on how things are going in Glendale?

          • your post was clear and honest. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

            • Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope December is when things finally get easier!

              • Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. All the best

                • Thanks for sharing this, Crystal. Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Soweto but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Soweto

                  • you're not alone. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Love from São Paulo.

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