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Home care fund for Kaito in Kitakyushu
Kaito can't afford the care He needs after a fall and hip fracture; we're asking for $3,400.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 79. After a fall and hip fracture Kaito can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Kaito desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Kaito worked all of his life as a bus driver, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $3,400 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,550
• Medication and prescriptions: $300
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $175
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $375
Thanks for reading all this.
- Haruka
Updates from Haruka
Update from Kitakyushu: we've started the first stage. We're at 48% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,314 in total) the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 24% thanks to 18 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
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Stay strong, Haruka. Hope the doctors have good news
Good luck, Haruka. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Wishing you the best. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Embakasi
So sorry you're going through this, Haruka. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Blessings
hope it all works out, Haruka. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope July is when things finally get easier.
Sending good thoughts, Haruka. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Kitakyushu
Good luck, Haruka. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together
you're not alone. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Wish I lived closer to Dhaka so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family, Haruka. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.
Take care, Haruka. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.