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

Mateus, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,800 for a carer and medicines.

🇧🇷 Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil712 views
Heloísa Beatriz Azevedo
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Vitória da Conquista
I'm caring for my father, who's 88. After a diagnosis of dementia Mateus can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mateus desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Mateus worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 3 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,800 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $1,400 • Medication and prescriptions: $150 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $100 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $150 With deep gratitude, Heloísa

Updates from Heloísa

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 17% funded and I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental.

  2. Small update. $275 so far, the plan for medication and prescriptions is now scheduled.

  3. Small update. $225 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  • Josiah Perez 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. I'm in Joliet, thinking of you. - Joliet”

  • Adrian F. Gibson 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Sixten Blomqvist 🇸🇪 · $25
  • Verónica A. Macías 🇦🇷 · $75
  • Renata Márcia Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Audrey T. White 🇺🇸 · $21

    “Only $21 but hope it helps. - Greensboro”

  • Taslima Rina Sikder 🇧🇩 · $23

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Mateus all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Adel Osama Sarkis 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Laxman Tamang 🇳🇵 · $20
  • Ghassan Kamal Siddiqui 🇲🇦 · $25

    “You got this. Saw your post and had to give. - Fez”

  • Lina Hana Khoury 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Kannan P. Nair 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Oliwia Dąbrowski 🇵🇱 · $100

    “Happy to help. Thought of Mateus all day after reading this. - Radom”

  • Valentina Fernanda Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $75

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  • Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

    • Thinking of you, Heloísa. Wishing Mateus a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Richards Bay.

      • Ethan JacobsQuestionID verified

        Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mateus

        • Part-time carer (three months) is $1,400 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.

      • Hang in there. Hope you get there. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care

        • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

          • Stay strong. Hope you get there. Thinking of Vitória da Conquista!

            • Hope things get better soon. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend

              • Ruairi O'DonnellID verified

                Good luck, Heloísa. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Athens but we're thinking of you

                • Sending love, Heloísa. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Gwangju but we're thinking of you. Take care.

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

                    • Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Wish I lived closer to Bandung so I could bring a meal. God bless

                      • Ibrahim Lucky NnamdiVerified organization

                        Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. Love from Duque de Caxias.

                        $589 raised of $1,800

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