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Home care fund for Xolani in Johannesburg

Xolani, 90, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,050 for a carer and medicines.

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Lesego R. Mahlangu
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Johannesburg
I'm caring for my father, who's 90. After a heart attack Xolani can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Xolani 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. Xolani worked all of his life as a carpenter, 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 $1,050 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $760 • Medication and prescriptions: $230 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $60 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Lesego

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  • Joaquín N. Herrera 🇦🇷 · $100

    “Thought of Xolani all day after reading this.”

  • Raúl M. Morales 🇲🇽 · $79
  • Sergei Stanislav Antonov 🇷🇺 · $69
  • Mohit N. Jain 🇮🇳 · $68

    “Wish I could do more. Shared with friends too. - Ludhiana”

  • Alexander Melnyk 🇺🇦 · $58

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Xolani all day after reading this.”

  • Eleanor Lowe 🇺🇸 · $54
  • Netsanet Netsanet Wolde 🇪🇹 · $50
  • Jide Rotimi Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Neema Winnie Kipchoge 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Naveed Irfan Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $30

    “Be well. Thought of Xolani all day after reading this.”

  • Tanvir Sabbir Banerjee 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Get well soon. Thought of Xolani all day after reading this.”

  • Wayne Gregory 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Mauricio R. Rivera 🇺🇸 · $25
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  • Allison Porter 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Stay strong. My colleague told me about this one. - Leeds”

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  • Subramanian S. Murthy 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Bunga Bunga Gozali 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Thought of Xolani all day after reading this. - Surabaya”

  • Min-seo Hyun-ju Sung 🇰🇷 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Mapo”

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  • is there anything that isn't money that would help Xolani?

    • Thinking of you, Lesego. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted.

      • I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Johannesburg

        • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Xolani.

          • Part-time carer (three months) is $760 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.

        • best of luck, Lesego. Get well soon. Greetings from Colombo

          • how is Xolani doing now?

            • Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 23 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care

              • look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Nakuru

                • Sending love, Lesego. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

                  • You're not alone, Lesego. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.

                    • Sending love, Lesego. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

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