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Home care fund for Marilyn in Dallas
Marilyn, 82, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,750 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After worsening Parkinson's disease Marilyn can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Marilyn desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Marilyn worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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 $3,750 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $580
• Part-time carer (six months): $2,700
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $470
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Sophie
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Shared this with my family. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Take care.
thinking of you, Sophie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
wishing you peace, Sophie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Pune this morning. Take care!
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 37 people at work. Love from London
You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Thinking of Dallas
Keep going. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. After 10 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Greetings from Dar es Salaam