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

Orla can't afford the care She needs after a diagnosis of dementia; we're asking for $4,100.

🇮🇪 Leinster, Ireland4,367 views
Eileen W. Mahony
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Dublin
I'm caring for my mother, who's 79. After a diagnosis of dementia Orla can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Orla desperately wants to stay at home. I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer. Orla worked all of her life as a seamstress, and raised 4 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 $4,100 goes: • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $280 • Part-time carer (three months): $3,200 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $620 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Eileen
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Updates from Eileen

  1. We're at 31% thanks to 37 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.

  2. We're at 27% thanks to 29 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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  • Karl WeißID verified

    thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

    • Waweru Kimani Tembo

      gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

      • Peter Daniel Mwende

        Take care. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

        • Sani Victor Salami

          So sorry you're going through this, Eileen. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. All the best.

          • Madeline G. Foster

            Best of luck, Eileen. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

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