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Home care fund for Lindiwe in Johannesburg
Help Lindiwe stay in her own home with three months of part-time care.
🇿🇦 2004, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa1,202 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After a stroke last March Lindiwe can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Lindiwe desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Lindiwe worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,400 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $1,100
• Medication and prescriptions: $100
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $70
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $130
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Gerhard
Updates from Gerhard
Update from Johannesburg: the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. We're at 15% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“Thought of Lindiwe all day after reading this. - Kathmandu”
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“Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Santarém”
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- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $44.50
- Rose Neema Lubega 🇰🇪 · $5
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- Fábio Almeida 🇧🇷 · $100
“Hang in there. From Maringá with love. - Maringá”
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So sorry you're going through this, Gerhard. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless
Take care, Gerhard. Hope this works out for you
Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Zaria
Wishing you peace, Gerhard. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings.
Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from León
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lindiwe
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. part-time carer (three months) is the biggest at $1,100. Happy to explain more.
Rooting for you, Gerhard. Hope the doctors have good news. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Thinking of you and your family, Gerhard. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Soweto so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Thinking of you, Gerhard. This could happen to any of us. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Johannesburg
wishing Lindiwe a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Sent it to 34 people at work. Greetings from Zaria.
thinking of you, Gerhard. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Naples but we're thinking of you.
Thinking of you and your family, Gerhard. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Fort Worth donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Fort Worth.