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

Omar, 74, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $700 for a carer and medicines.

🇲🇦 Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco821 views
Saeed Yusuf Amin
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Casablanca
I'm caring for my father, who's 74. After worsening Parkinson's disease Omar can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Omar desperately wants to stay at home. I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Omar worked all of his life as a nurse, and raised 5 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. The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices. Where the $700 goes: • Part-time carer (three months): $510 • Medication and prescriptions: $105 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $65 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $20 With deep gratitude, Saeed

Updates from Saeed

  1. Quick update: $123 raised so far (18%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Small update. $599 so far, I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations.

  • Vinod G. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Marcin Damian Król 🇵🇱 · $21.50

    “Stay strong. My sister told me about this one. - Radom”

  • Miles T. Reed 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Garima B. Sood 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Hiwot Almaz Hagos 🇪🇹 · $31.50
  • Nicolás N. Vargas 🇲🇽 · $10
  • Elsa Eka Wijaya 🇮🇩 · $250
  • Rafael Francisco Albuquerque 🇧🇷 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Malin Annika Nyberg 🇸🇪 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $5

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Omar all day after reading this. - Üsküdar”

  • Ravi R. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Lorena Daniela Moura 🇧🇷 · $75.50
  • Hetal P. Vora 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Sending love. Small amount but sent with love. - Vadodara”

  • Kevin W. Flynn 🇮🇪 · $10
  • Beatriz G. Sandoval 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Cincinnati”

  • Dolores D. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $10
  • George Kelvin Manu 🇬🇭 · $15

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Omar all day after reading this. - Tema”

  • Marisol S. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Aylin Duygu Doğan 🇹🇷 · $52

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  • Hope things get better soon, Saeed. Your post was clear and honest. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Toronto.

    • Take care, Saeed. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

      • Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together. God bless

        • Hadley T. WilsonID verifiedPhoto verified

          hang in there, Saeed. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.

          • praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Berlin this morning. Greetings from Berlin.

            • Sending good thoughts, Saeed. Shared this with my family. All the best

              • Hope it all works out, Saeed. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

                • thinking of you and your family, Saeed. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Bang Khen.

                  • Praying for you, Saeed. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

                    • stay strong, Saeed. Get well soon. God bless

                      • Wishing you peace, Saeed. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.

                        • Nevaeh N. HenryID verified

                          Sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Thane

                          • So sorry you're going through this, Saeed. This could happen to any of us. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Niterói

                            $747.50 raised of $700

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