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Home care fund for Vaibhav in Siliguri
Vaibhav, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $700 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 86. After a fall and hip fracture Vaibhav can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Vaibhav desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Vaibhav worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $700 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $540
• Medication and prescriptions: $85
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $35
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Janhavi
Updates from Janhavi
Update from Siliguri: the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. We're at 72% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Teresa C. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $100
“All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Monterrey”
- Oana Camelia Florea 🇷🇴 · $100
“Praying for you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Cluj-Napoca”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $66.50
- Joaquim Francisco Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $50
- Easton J. Walters 🇺🇸 · $42.50
- Rocío C. Luna 🇺🇸 · $25
- Juan E. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $25
- Thierry Marc Noel 🇫🇷 · $25
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $25
- Werner Mayer 🇩🇪 · $25
- Noah L. Wagner 🇺🇸 · $25
- Lin Jian Cheng 🇺🇸 · $20
- Laura D. Navarro 🇲🇽 · $20
“All the best. Only $20 but hope it helps. - León”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $15
“Get well soon. Thought of Vaibhav all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Linda Rebecca Fuseini 🇬🇭 · $13.50
“Thought of Vaibhav all day after reading this. - Takoradi”
- Vijay S. Bisht 🇺🇸 · $13
“From my family to yours. From Fort Collins with love. - Fort Collins”
- Christina Marlene Möller 🇩🇪 · $10
- Parker P. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $10
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I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care