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Rafael wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care

Help Rafael stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.

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Rafael Jorge Marques
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I'm caring for me, who's 95. After a stroke last August Rafael can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Rafael desperately wants to stay at home. I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer. Rafael worked all of his life as a schoolteacher, and raised 5 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for eight months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $1,950 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $1,500 • Medication and prescriptions: $200 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $155 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $95 Thank you for reading my story. - Rafael
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Updates from Rafael

  1. Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($460). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.

  2. 32% there. the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. Thank you.

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    “Thought of Rafael all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Rafael all day after reading this. - San Francisco”

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    “Thought of Rafael all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”

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  • Sami Kamal Mostafa

    sending love. Wishing Rafael a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Love from Abuja.

    • Davide Edoardo D'Angelo

      Wishing you the best, Rafael. This could happen to any of us. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

      • Easton R. Mejia

        Get well soon. Sent it to 19 people at work.

        • Ngân Liên Trieu

          Wishing you the best, Rafael. I hope things turn around soon. All the best

          • Nikos Evangelos Papadopoulos

            Hope things get better soon. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

            • Christian Medina

              Good luck, Rafael. This could happen to any of us.

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