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Idowu wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care
Idowu, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $650 for a carer and medicines.
🇳🇬 Abuja FCT, Nigeria1,167 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 74. After a fall and hip fracture Idowu can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Idowu desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Idowu worked all of her 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 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 $650 goes:
• Part-time carer (three months): $480
• Medication and prescriptions: $70
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $55
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Chioma
Good news. Because of your gifts ($141 in total) I made the first payment toward medication and prescriptions. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($66). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Update from Abuja: I made the first payment toward part-time carer. We're at 2% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- James Kipchoge Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Birgit Nadine Schuster 🇩🇪 · $5
- Andrea Rossi 🇮🇹 · $51
“Rooting for you. Only $51 but hope it helps. - Latina”
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $10
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Hang in there, Chioma. Hope the doctors have good news. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Wishing you peace, Chioma. Hope the doctors have good news.