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Márcio wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care

Márcio can't afford the care He needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $1,900.

🇧🇷 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil2,196 views
Rafael Wellington Pacheco
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Salvador
I'm caring for my father, who's 90. After a heart attack Márcio can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Márcio 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. Márcio worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $1,900 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,550 • Medication and prescriptions: $210 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $75 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $65 Thank you for reading my story. - Rafael

Updates from Rafael

  1. Small update. $736 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. We're at 27% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. More news soon.

  • Josiah K. Howell 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Mensah Kwesi Owusu 🇬🇭 · $50

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Márcio all day after reading this. - Accra”

  • Eduardo K. Romero 🇨🇴 · $200

    “Best of luck. Only $200 but hope it helps. - Bogotá”

  • Elena Pagano 🇮🇹 · $500

    “Keep your head up. My mother told me about this one. - Bergamo”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Heinz Finn Beck 🇩🇪 · $30
  • Varun W. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Araceli H. Reyes 🇨🇴 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Rory B. Collins 🇮🇪 · $100

    “Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Galway”

  • Serge Valentin Clement 🇫🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Dina Huda Al-Farsi 🇪🇬 · $100

    “Blessings. Thought of Márcio all day after reading this.”

  • Abdullah Ghassan Ismail 🇫🇷 · $30

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Márcio all day after reading this.”

  • Habib Milon Chatterjee 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Cynthia E. Avila 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Serenity Hendricks 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Vivian Yewande Hassan 🇳🇬 · $3.50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Naresh W. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $10

    “You got this. My cousin told me about this one. - Indore”

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2.8(6 reviews)

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  • thanks for sharing this. Get well soon. After 13 years in construction I know how hard it is to ask for anything.

    • Yakubu Tunde OladipoAddress verified

      Thanks for sharing this, Rafael. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Hannover

      • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Márcio!

        • The list at the bottom is the whole picture. part-time carer (eight months) is the biggest at $1,550. Thanks for looking so closely.

      • Thanks for sharing this, Rafael. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

        • sending good thoughts, Rafael. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Blessings.

          • Lokesh T. AnandAddress verified

            Sending good thoughts, Rafael. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Dhaka.

            • Thinking of you, Rafael. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. All the best

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