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Home care fund for Young-ho in Mapo
Help Young-ho stay in his own home with four months of part-time care.
🇰🇷 South Korea3,964 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 80. After the death of his spouse Young-ho can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Young-ho 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.
Young-ho worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $2,850 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,150
• Medication and prescriptions: $210
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $190
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Ki-tae
Updates from Ki-tae
We're at 28% thanks to 27 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $100
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- William A. Foster 🇦🇺 · $30
“All the best. Thought of Young-ho all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $200
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- Mpho G. Mahlangu 🇿🇦 · $25
- Matthew Mason 🇺🇸 · $25
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“You got this. Thought of Young-ho all day after reading this.”
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- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Young-ho all day after reading this.”
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- Hayato Kobayashi 🇯🇵 · $27
- Travis E. Gibson 🇺🇸 · $48
- Yasir Rizwan Jatoi 🇵🇰 · $30
“Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Sukkur”
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- Christian Fiore 🇮🇹 · $176
“Wish I could do more. Saw your post and had to give. - Milan”
- Omer Waseem Butt 🇵🇰 · $50
“Rooting for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Hyderabad”
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so sorry you're going through this. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 9 people at work.
Praying for you, Ki-tae. Shared it with a few friends.
Good luck, Ki-tae. This could happen to any of us. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Ki-tae. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Seoul but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Best of luck, Ki-tae. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Embakasi.
Thinking of you. Get well soon. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Praying for you. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Mapo.
Keep going, Ki-tae. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update.
Thinking of you, Ki-tae. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.