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Home care fund for Kwadwo in Tarkwa

Kwadwo, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $600 for a carer and medicines.

🇬🇭 Tarkwa, Western, Ghana1,351 views

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I'm caring for my father, who's 82. After a fall and hip fracture Kwadwo can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Kwadwo desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Kwadwo worked all of his 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 six months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $600 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $380 • Medication and prescriptions: $95 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $60 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Mavis

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Updates from Mavis

Update from Tarkwa: I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($58). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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