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Liam wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care

Liam can't afford the care He needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $4,150.

🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland2,015 views
Liam L. Connell
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Dublin
I'm caring for me, who's 74. After a heart attack Liam can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Liam desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Liam worked all of his life as a bus driver, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for three 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 $4,150 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $2,700 • Medication and prescriptions: $690 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $210 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $550 Thank you for reading my story. - Liam
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Updates from Liam

  1. Small update. $374 so far, we've started the first stage.

  2. We're at 22% thanks to 21 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  3. We're at 25% thanks to 25 of you. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

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  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $500
  • Segun Babatunde Fashola 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Best of luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Ibadan”

  • Babatunde Segun Okoro 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Liam all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Ethan Leclercq 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Isabelle W. Brown 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Santos”

  • Yewande Oluwaseun Bankole 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Ximena N. Ortiz 🇬🇧 · $66.50

    “God bless. Saw your post and had to give. - Belfast”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $50
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  • Rafael R. Andrada 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Artur Marciniak 🇵🇱 · $50
  • Qasim Faisal Ismail 🇵🇰 · $44.50

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Liam all day after reading this. - Mardan”

  • Shira Ayelet Levi 🇮🇱 · $42.50

    “Rooting for you - Haifa”

  • Bennett D. Phillips 🇺🇸 · $39.50
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  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $32
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  • Maryam Javeria Mughal 🇵🇰 · $28.50

    “From my family to yours. From Islamabad with love.”

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  • Rashid Amir Said

    hope it all works out, Liam. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Gwangju.

    • Bayu Hendra Nugroho

      Hope it all works out, Liam. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Manila!

      • Soo-jin Jung-hee Sung

        Thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

        • Irma Anisa Hutapea

          Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Shubra so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

          • Rashid L. Naicker

            wishing you peace, Liam. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Syracuse this morning. God bless

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