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Home care fund for Renata in Niterói
Renata, 85, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,900 for a carer and medicines.
🇧🇷 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,204 views
I'm caring for me, who's 85. After a fall and hip fracture Renata can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Renata 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.
Renata worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 4 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 $1,900 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $1,650
• Medication and prescriptions: $125
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $75
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $50
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Renata
Small update. $728 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($483 in total) the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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- Dimas Aditya Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $25
- Daniela C. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $50
“Stay strong. Thought of Renata all day after reading this. - Guadalajara”
- Jerome D. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $20
- Kristine J. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $4
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- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $43
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- Sebastian Ludwig Heinrich 🇩🇪 · $305
“Wish I could do more. Only $305 but hope it helps.”
- Daniela Lúcia Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $50
- Huyền Uyên Hoang 🇻🇳 · $25
- Mohit P. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $100
“Hang in there. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Dwarka”
- Camille R. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $50
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So sorry you're going through this, Renata. Get well soon. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.
it takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 9 people at work.
wishing you the best, Renata. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Niterói
Hang in there, Renata. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.