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Home care fund for Tomás in Mexicali
Tomás, 79, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,000 for a carer and medicines.
🇲🇽 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico1,185 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 79. After a heart attack Tomás can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tomás desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Tomás 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 $1,000 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $690
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $130
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Verónica
Quick update: $360 raised so far (36%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
We're at 72% thanks to 14 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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- Ingrid Martinsson 🇸🇪 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100
- Kamau Okello Ssemwogerere 🇹🇿 · $100
- Rémi Marc Arnaud 🇫🇷 · $100
- Iman Farah Farouk 🇸🇦 · $75
- Ritu M. Srivastava 🇮🇳 · $50
- Chukwuemeka Ikenna Okonkwo 🇳🇬 · $50
- Swati Singh 🇮🇳 · $45
- Mahnoor Rabia Jilani 🇵🇰 · $30
- Jackson Norris 🇺🇸 · $25
“Hang in there. Hope you get the rest soon. - Albuquerque”
- Nomsa B. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $25
- Fabiana Raquel Costa 🇧🇷 · $20
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $20
- Ming Jin 🇨🇦 · $20
- Mary Grace Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $20
- Nadia Ghada Cherif 🇮🇹 · $15
- Ashok P. Negi 🇮🇳 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Tomás all day after reading this. - Muzaffarpur”
- Carmen Cortés 🇨🇴 · $10
- Eka Irma Maulana 🇮🇩 · $10
“Praying for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Denpasar”
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A colleague of mine might know someone for this in Baja California. I'll ask around and let you know!
keep going. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My neighbor in Kyoto donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Kyoto.
sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 28 people at work. All the best.
Wishing you peace. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.