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Home care fund for Koen in Amsterdam
Koen, 87, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,650 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 87. After a heart attack Koen can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Koen desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Koen worked all of his life as a carpenter, 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 $4,650 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $3,600
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $390
• Medication and prescriptions: $660
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Sara
We're at 34% thanks to 40 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
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Sending strength, Sara. Hope you get there. All the best
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Amsterdam!
You're not alone, Sara. Looking forward to the next update.
sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Chattanooga.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Lille but we're thinking of you. Love from Lille.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Amsterdam.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Amsterdam.