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Home care fund for Lily in Orlando
Help Lily stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 84. After a diagnosis of dementia Lily can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lily 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.
Lily worked all of her life as a factory worker, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $5,750 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,850
• Medication and prescriptions: $850
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $520
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $530
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Adrian
Updates from Adrian
Good news. Because of your gifts ($822 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Andrés M. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $20
- Lourdes B. Nava 🇪🇸 · $16
“Hope things get better. Saw your post and had to give. - San Sebastián”
- Duha Rima Tawfik 🇪🇬 · $100
- John R. Roberts 🇨🇦 · $100
- Mrunal E. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $25
- Umesh F. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $25
“Wish I could do more. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Mysuru”
- Stephanie D. Banks 🇺🇸 · $69.50
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $30
“Good luck. Thought of Lily all day after reading this. - Amsterdam”
- Jorge Cláudio Moura 🇧🇷 · $20
“Thought of Lily all day after reading this. - Santos”
- Jamila Nour Khoury 🇪🇬 · $10
- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $30
- Grace Modupe Shittu 🇳🇬 · $50
“Get well soon. Thought of Lily all day after reading this. - Enugu”
- Carter D. Davidson 🇬🇧 · $50
- Aisha Anyango Tembo 🇺🇬 · $10
“God bless. Hope the June deadline works out. - Mukono”
- Ssebuliba Onyango Bakari 🇰🇪 · $50
- Moritz Jürgen Heinrich 🇩🇪 · $30
- Enes Volkan Aksoy 🇹🇷 · $75
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
- Charalambos Giannis Tsakiris 🇬🇷 · $10
- Sanne Emma Schouten 🇳🇱 · $10
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you're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend!
Stay strong, Adrian. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Orlando.
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Winnipeg
Wishing you the best, Adrian. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Keep going. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Shinjuku.