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Linda wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Linda can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $900.
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I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After a heart attack Linda can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Linda desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Linda 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 six months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $900 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $700
• Medication and prescriptions: $110
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $45
Glad we found this place.
- Victoria
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keep going, Victoria. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 29 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
thinking of you, Victoria. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Lahore
You're not alone, Victoria. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted