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Óscar wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care
Óscar, 80, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $1,300 for a carer and medicines.
🇨🇴 Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia470 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 80. After the death of his spouse Óscar can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Óscar 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.
Óscar worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 3 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.
Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies.
Where the $1,300 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $870
• Medication and prescriptions: $200
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $110
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $120
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Mardan so I could bring a meal