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Home care fund for Willem in Sandton
Help Willem stay in his own home with six months of part-time care.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 95. After a fall and hip fracture Willem can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Willem 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.
Willem worked all of his life as a factory worker, and raised 3 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $990
• Medication and prescriptions: $155
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $90
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Fatima
Updates from Fatima
Good news. Because of your gifts ($35 in total) the plan for mobility aids and bathroom adaptations is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 3% funded and I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
- Gerardo K. Soto 🇲🇽 · $100
- Jordan D. Allen 🇺🇸 · $10
“Keep your head up. Thought of Willem all day after reading this. - Houston”
- Kevin C. Chetty 🇿🇦 · $10
- Hyun-woo Jun-seo Lee 🇰🇷 · $25
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Wishing Willem a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Greetings from Columbus.
Wishing you the best, Fatima. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Sandton.
So sorry you're going through this. Wishing Willem a smooth procedure and a full recovery. It's not much but it's yours.
I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Thinking of Sandton.
keep going. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Sandton.
Sending love. Hope the doctors have good news. Wish I lived closer to Rochester so I could bring a meal.
sending good thoughts, Fatima. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update.
Best of luck, Fatima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best