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Home care fund for Tabitha in Kikuyu
Tabitha, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $600 for a carer and medicines.
🇰🇪 00984, Kikuyu, Kiambu, Kenya485 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 90. After a diagnosis of dementia Tabitha can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tabitha 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.
Tabitha worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight 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 $600 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $350
• Medication and prescriptions: $145
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $55
Thank you so much.
- Sarah
Updates from Sarah
Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($230). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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“Wishing you the best. Hope you get the rest soon. - Durham”
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- Mei Akari Miyazaki 🇯🇵 · $100
“Wishing you the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Shinjuku”
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“Best of luck. My sister told me about this one. - Riverside”
- Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Patras”
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Hope things get better soon, Sarah. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
Good luck. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Blessings
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope January is when things finally get easier. All the best
Hang in there, Sarah. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.