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Onyango wants to stay at home - help fund three months of care
Onyango, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $400 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for my father, who's 86. After a fall and hip fracture Onyango can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Onyango desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Onyango worked all of his 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 three months will make a huge difference.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $400 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $95
• Part-time carer (three months): $240
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $65
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Samuel
Update from Gulu: I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Swati D. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $20
- Fen Na Song 🇺🇸 · $25
- Alejandra L. Ibáñez 🇨🇴 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Shivam M. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $91
- Thomas Adam Laine 🇲🇦 · $20
“Thinking of you. My brother told me about this one. - Salé”
- Kim Hiền Tong 🇻🇳 · $25
- Akash E. Chaudhary 🇺🇸 · $10
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Praying for you. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Gulu.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about medication and prescriptions, advice is welcome too. Thanks for asking.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Tokyo!
Thinking of you, Samuel. Your post was clear and honest. My husband and I read this together.
take care. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Ibadan!
keep going. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Bristol.
Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 35 people at work.