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Home care fund for Unathi in Pretoria

Unathi, 79, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,600 for a carer and medicines.

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Unathi F. Nkosi
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Pretoria
I'm caring for me, who's 79. After the death of her spouse Unathi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Unathi 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. Unathi worked all of her life as a factory worker, and raised 2 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,600 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,150 • Medication and prescriptions: $195 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $110 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $145 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Unathi
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Updates from Unathi

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 41% funded and I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Jade G. Mason 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Keep your head up. From Fort Worth with love. - Fort Worth”

  • Dinesh R. Seth 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Sending love. From Aurangabad with love. - Aurangabad”

  • Ruth Hellen Mutua 🇹🇿 · $50
  • Kemi Abosede Bankole 🇳🇬 · $48
  • Vikas G. Bhardwaj 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Lincoln Lambert 🇨🇦 · $78

    “Get well soon. Thought of Unathi all day after reading this. - Toronto”

  • Hadley C. Walters 🇺🇸 · $18.50
  • Rose Fernandez 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Teun Bos 🇳🇱 · $20.50

    “Best of luck. Thought of Unathi all day after reading this. - Amsterdam”

  • Feyza Defne Koç 🇹🇷 · $200
  • Utami Eka Surya 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - Medan”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Salvador G. Álvarez 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Unathi all day after reading this.”

  • Eliana F. Clark 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Be well. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Newcastle”

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Julián P. Guzmán 🇪🇸 · $25
  • Monica Simona Morelli 🇮🇹 · $100

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  • Amparo S. González

    Thanks for sharing this, Unathi. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Blessings.

    • Craig M. Lynch

      Thinking of you and your family, Unathi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care

      • Gabriella S. Cortez

        Stay strong, Unathi. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Pretoria

        $1,949.50 raised of $1,600

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