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Ratul wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Help Ratul stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.
🇮🇳 Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India1,109 views
I'm caring for my father, who's 86. After a heart attack Ratul can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ratul 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.
Ratul worked all of his life as a shopkeeper, and raised 4 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $550 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $330
• Medication and prescriptions: $65
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $40
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $115
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Zahid
Thank you all. We're at 72% now ($398). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for hospital bed and mattress rental is now scheduled.
Quick update: $157 raised so far (29%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Zahid
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“God bless. Thought of Ratul all day after reading this. - Bacoor”
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- Jignesh E. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $10
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- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $58
“Thought of Ratul all day after reading this. - Wollongong”
- Lucas T. Chavez 🇺🇸 · $62.50
“Hang in there. From Savannah with love. - Savannah”
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“Best of luck. I'm in Albany, thinking of you. - Albany”
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- Sharmila Anika Karim 🇧🇩 · $10
- Rocío T. Morales 🇦🇷 · $39
- Mary Grace A. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $20
“Hope things get better. Thought of Ratul all day after reading this. - Quezon City”
- Daniel S. Vásquez 🇺🇸 · $10
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thanks for sharing this, Zahid. Wishing Ratul a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Take care
Praying for you, Zahid. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care
Praying for you, Zahid. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Get well soon. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Praying for you, Zahid. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Hang in there, Zahid. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from Lahore.
Sending strength, Zahid. Hope this works out for you. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you!