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Home care fund for Michael in Scranton
Michael, 96, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 18573, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States834 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 96. After a diagnosis of dementia Michael can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Michael desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Michael worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 3 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 $4,000 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $600
• Part-time carer (six months): $3,050
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $350
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Stella
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Thinking of you. Hope the doctors have good news. Greetings from Hawassa
thanks for sharing this. Wishing Michael a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Oakland.
Hope it all works out, Stella. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Peshawar.
take care, Stella. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Hang in there, Stella. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. God bless
take care. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Bakersfield.
you're not alone, Stella. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.
Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings!
Hope it all works out, Stella. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
You're not alone. Get well soon. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Sending love, Stella. Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Love from Ikeja
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Scranton.