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Home care fund for Ramón in Envigado
Ramón, 96, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,050 for a carer and medicines.
🇨🇴 Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia1,080 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 96. After a fall and hip fracture Ramón can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ramón desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Ramón worked all of his 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 three 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 $1,050 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $800
• Medication and prescriptions: $130
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $70
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Paula
Updates from Paula
Good news. Because of your gifts ($67 in total) I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Quick update: $87 raised so far (8%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($205 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Garima J. Arora 🇮🇳 · $200
- Ronaldo Roberto Lima 🇧🇷 · $50
- Titilayo Zainab Bankole 🇳🇬 · $5
- Priscilla Gifty Opoku 🇬🇭 · $100
“Wish I could do more. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Tema”
- Adhiambo Zawadi Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $12.50
- Theo Klein 🇩🇪 · $20
- Neema Mrema 🇺🇬 · $7
- Tejal T. Gala 🇮🇳 · $10
- Craig S. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $50
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Envigado.
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
sending good thoughts, Paula. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
best of luck, Paula. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.
You're not alone. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.