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Isaiah wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Help Isaiah stay in his own home with six months of part-time care.

🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom2,741 views
Weston P. Wilkins
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Sheffield
I'm caring for my father, who's 74. After the death of his spouse Isaiah can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Isaiah desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Isaiah worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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 $3,200 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $2,050 • Medication and prescriptions: $420 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $430 I hope life is good to you.

Updates from Weston

  1. Update from Sheffield: the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. We're at 51% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($693). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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    “Thought of Isaiah all day after reading this. - Pune”

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  • wishing you the best, Weston. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Sheffield.

    • wishing you the best, Weston. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Santos this morning. Take care.

      • take care. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Sent it to 4 people at work. All the best.

        • Take care. Get well soon. My neighbor in Tarragona donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

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