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Kelly wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Kelly, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,700 for a carer and medicines.
🇧🇷 Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil768 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After a stroke last August Kelly can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Kelly 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.
Kelly worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,700 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $1,350
• Medication and prescriptions: $260
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $50
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $40
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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Rooting for you, Jéssica. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 39 people at work. Take care.