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Mauricio wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Mauricio, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,800 for a carer and medicines.

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Mauricio G. Peña
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Madrid
I'm caring for me, who's 86. After a stroke last July Mauricio can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mauricio 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. Mauricio worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 3 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $2,800 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $1,900 • Medication and prescriptions: $440 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $180 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $280 Thank you for reading my story. - Mauricio
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Mauricio

  1. Quick update: $760 raised so far (27%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $526 so far, I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 12% funded and I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $250

    “God bless. My cousin told me about this one. - Gatineau”

  • Aisling Moran 🇮🇪 · $75
  • Noreen Hira Mirza 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Stay strong. Thought of Mauricio all day after reading this.”

  • Aurora R. Lucas 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Shreya F. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Rebecca Maldonado 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Jiro Hiroto Fujii 🇯🇵 · $25
  • Lan Hoa Cao 🇻🇳 · $9
  • Lester A. Galang 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Wichai Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Mauricio all day after reading this. - Pattaya”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $66.50

    “Wish I could do more. Only $67 but hope it helps. - Ribeirão Preto”

  • Beatrix G. Singh 🇿🇦 · $82
  • Peyton R. Patterson 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Happy to help. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Santa Fe”

  • Osama Khalid Ibrahim 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Murat Acar 🇹🇷 · $61
  • Liliana Hoffman 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Gayan Isuru Senanayake 🇱🇰 · $200
  • Paula K. Chávez 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Keep your head up. From San Nicolás de los Garza with love. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

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  • Aadhya Gupta

    Take care, Mauricio. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in 6th of October City donated after I showed her your page. God bless

    • Lourdes M. Flores

      sending strength, Mauricio. Get well soon. Please keep us posted.

      • Herman B. Rivera

        Best of luck, Mauricio. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from El Paso.

        • Paulina Janina CzarneckiPhoto verified

          Hope the doctors have good news. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Madrid

          $1,188.50 raised of $2,800

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