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Mihret wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care
Mihret, 75, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $650 for a carer and medicines.
🇪🇹 Adama, Oromia, Ethiopia413 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 75. After a heart attack Mihret can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Mihret desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Mihret worked all of her life as a farmer, and raised 2 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for four 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 $650 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $560
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $40
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $50
Thank you for reading my story.
- Abebe
Updates from Abebe
Update from Adama: the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled. We're at 58% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Abebe
Update from Adama: I made the first payment toward part-time carer. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“Thought of Mihret all day after reading this. - Newcastle upon Tyne”
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“Thought of Mihret all day after reading this. - Nashik”
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“Hope things get better. Thought of Mihret all day after reading this. - Québec”
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praying for you, Abebe. Hope the doctors have good news. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.