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Home care fund for Paloma in Xalapa

Help Paloma stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.

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Cristian W. Escobar
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Xalapa
I'm caring for my mother, who's 95. After a diagnosis of dementia Paloma can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Paloma 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. Paloma worked all of her life as a farmer, 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,850 goes: โ€ข Medication and prescriptions: $125 โ€ข Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $110 โ€ข Part-time carer (six months): $1,615 Thanks for reading all this.

Updates from Cristian

  1. Small update. $510 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. Small update. $270 so far, we've started the first stage.

  • Aleena Noreen Warraich ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $75
  • Nathaniel Nathaniel Adjei ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $75
  • Deepak L. Pandey ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $52.50

    โ€œSending love. From Madurai with love.โ€

  • Grace Nabirye Kyagulanyi ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ ยท $50

    โ€œFrom my family to yours! - Kinondoniโ€

  • Inรฉs D. Hernรกndez ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $50
  • Anisa Mega Maulana ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $50
  • Deepa R. Rathnam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50
  • Leyla BaลŸaran ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $30
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    โ€œFrom my family to yours - ร‡ankayaโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $30
  • Graciela R. Duarte ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $30

    โ€œBe well. Thought of Paloma all day after reading this.โ€

  • Haris Adnan Khan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $25

    โ€œHope things get better - Islamabadโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25
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    โ€œRooting for you. Shared with friends too. - New Delhiโ€

  • Mulu Ruth Teshome ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ยท $20
  • Shruthi D. Acharya ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10

    โ€œThought of Paloma all day after reading this. - Hubballiโ€

  • Darunee Saowaluk Rattanakorn ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $10

    โ€œHope it all works out. I'm in Phuket, thinking of you.โ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $10
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $10

    โ€œHope this helps! - Munichโ€

Reviews

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  • Wishing you the best, Cristian. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

    • Is medication and prescriptions the biggest cost or is there more coming?

      • Cristian W. EscobarOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Sure. The biggest one is medication and prescriptions, $125. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.

    • hope the doctors have good news

      • Ryan HayesQuestion

        Any update on how things are going in Xalapa?

        • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Xalapa.

          • I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted.

            • Rylee ClarkQuestion

              Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Xalapa.

              • Cristian W. EscobarOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                Thank you. If you're in Xalapa I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

            • rooting for you, Cristian. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

              • Sending strength, Cristian. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Ho this morning.

                • Your post was clear and honest. Love from Casablanca.

                  • Hang in there. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Obuasi.

                    • Thinking of you and your family, Cristian. Shared this with my family

                      • Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

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