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

Kelechi can't afford the care He needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $800.

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Efe Hauwa Tijani
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Epe
I'm caring for my father, who's 75. After a heart attack Kelechi can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Kelechi 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. Kelechi worked all of his life as a bus driver, 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 $800 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $590 • Medication and prescriptions: $80 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $85 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Efe
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Updates from Efe

  1. Thank you all. We're at 56% now ($450). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Update from Epe: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 74% now ($595). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Nuria MaldonadoAddress verified

    Good luck, Efe. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. All the best.

    • Bartosz Henryk Kubiak

      Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from New Delhi

      • Charles E. Welch

        Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless!

        • Monika Weber

          hope it all works out, Efe. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Epe.

          • Henri Nicolas Faure

            so sorry you're going through this, Efe. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

            • Omolara Nneka FalanaPhoto verified

              praying for you, Efe. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!

              • Eunice Adhiambo Kato

                Sending strength. Hope you get there. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

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