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Ida wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care

Ida, 93, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,000 for a carer and medicines.

🇩🇪 Lower Saxony, Germany3,123 views
Marie Lisa Braun
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Braunschweig
I'm caring for my mother, who's 93. After the death of her spouse Ida can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ida 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. Ida worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 2 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $3,000 goes: • Medication and prescriptions: $520 • Part-time carer (four months): $2,250 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $230 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Ida all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

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    “Thought of Ida all day after reading this. - Cầu Giấy”

  • Carolina W. Muñoz 🇨🇴 · $250

    “God bless. Thought of Ida all day after reading this. - Cali”

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

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    “From my family to yours. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Salvador”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Ida all day after reading this. - București”

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

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Ida all day after reading this. - Makati”

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  • Angelo M. Abad

    Thanks for sharing this, Marie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

    • Delilah ElliottID verified

      Wishing Ida a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Braunschweig.

      • Manikandan F. Srinivasan

        Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Braunschweig

        • Funmilayo Ife Mba

          sending good thoughts, Marie. Wishing Ida a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

          • Anthony Florian Rodriguez

            Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. I hope December is when things finally get easier. God bless.

            • Fernando Álvaro Soto

              hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Take care

              • Easton K. Bradley

                keep going, Marie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.

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