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Home care fund for Marcos in São Paulo

Marcos can't afford the care He needs after the death of his spouse; we're asking for $1,450.

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil1,656 views
Valentina Simone Ribeiro
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São Paulo
I'm caring for my father, who's 84. After the death of his spouse Marcos can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Marcos desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Marcos worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 $1,450 goes: • Part-time carer (four months): $1,000 • Medication and prescriptions: $250 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $80 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $120 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Valentina
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Valentina

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($390 in total) I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $160 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Lukman Cahyono 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Sending love. Hope you get the rest soon. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $15

    “Happy to help - Obuasi”

  • Katherine Gray 🇬🇧 · $100

    “Thinking of you. My mother told me about this one. - London”

  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $79

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Marcos all day after reading this. - Moscow”

  • Kofi Emmanuel Kumi 🇬🇭 · $15

    “Be well! - Tarkwa”

  • Ifeoma Wunmi Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Rani L. Seth 🇮🇳 · $15

    “Thought of Marcos all day after reading this. - Rajkot”

  • Zakaria Ibrahim Qureshi 🇪🇬 · $30
  • Adrian C. Bates 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Gunawan Naufal Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $84

    “Good luck. Only $84 but hope it helps.”

  • Heinz Meier 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Dusit Somsak Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $75
  • Ramon H. Fernandez 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Susana T. Robles 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Get well soon. My neighbor told me about this one. - Ciudad de México”

  • Vidya E. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Yetunde Juliet Oladipo 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Yusuf Salim Said 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Lillian E. Wilson 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Rooting for you - Bakersfield”

  • Manit Mongkol Ampai 🇹🇭 · $5

    “Every little bit. Thought of Marcos all day after reading this.”

  • Aurélie Emma Blanchard 🇲🇦 · $25

    “All the best - Casablanca”

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  • Joanna Aleksandra MaciejewskiID verifiedPhoto verified

    Sending good thoughts, Valentina. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Put this on a community board in Bowling Green this morning. Thinking of São Paulo

    • Anthony DeschampsID verified

      Sending love. Get well soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

      • Faith K. Burton

        Rooting for you, Valentina. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

        $848 raised of $1,450

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