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Jayanthi wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care
Jayanthi, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $800 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇳 Kolkata, West Bengal, India1,798 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 88. After the death of her spouse Jayanthi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jayanthi desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Jayanthi worked all of her 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 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 $800 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $680
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $70
• Medication and prescriptions: $50
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Madhavan
We're at 29% thanks to 6 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($147 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- María K. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anita G. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $100
- Aditi A. Grewal 🇮🇳 · $10
- Irini Theodora Oikonomou 🇬🇷 · $25
- David G. Wood 🇺🇸 · $25
“Stay strong. Thought of Jayanthi all day after reading this. - El Paso”
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $53.50
- Esperanza W. Santos 🇺🇸 · $30
“Get well soon. My sister told me about this one. - Worcester”
- Micah H. Flores 🇺🇸 · $12
- Chae-won Hye-won Kwak 🇰🇷 · $22.50
- Rakib Sumon Pramanik 🇧🇩 · $100
- Hailey Sutton 🇺🇸 · $12
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Hope it all works out, Madhavan. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Love from Faisalabad.
take care, Madhavan. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Nagpur donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Nagpur.
Praying for you, Madhavan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless.
Sending good thoughts, Madhavan. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Kolkata.