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Jepkoech wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Jepkoech, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,050 for a carer and medicines.
🇰🇪 Nakuru, Nakuru, Kenya791 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After a heart attack Jepkoech can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Jepkoech 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.
Jepkoech worked all of her life as a nurse, 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 $1,050 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $820
• Medication and prescriptions: $60
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $105
Thanks for reading all this.
- Kamau
Updates from Kamau
Quick update: $150 raised so far (14%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($50 in total) the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Hossain Rahim Das 🇧🇩 · $100
- Theodore Harrison 🇺🇸 · $50
- Charlotte Lambert 🇨🇦 · $41
“Stay strong. From Hamilton with love. - Hamilton”
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Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted. God bless.