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Ryan wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Ryan, 77, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $2,450 for a carer and medicines.

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Ryan Williamson
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Sydney
I'm caring for me, who's 77. After worsening Parkinson's disease Ryan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ryan 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. Ryan worked all of his life as a carpenter, and raised 3 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back. Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six 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 $2,450 goes: • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $330 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $310 • Part-time carer (six months): $1,810 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Ryan
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Updates from Ryan

  1. We're at 87% thanks to 46 of you. I made the first payment toward hospital bed and mattress rental. More news soon.

  2. Update from Sydney: I made the first payment toward mobility aids and bathroom adaptations. We're at 60% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Sydney: we've started the first stage. We're at 17% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Ryan

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  • Felipe Leandro Pinto

    wishing you the best. Get well soon. Wish I lived closer to Colombo so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Sydney

    • Patrick Rivera

      hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Petrópolis

      $3,155.50 raised of $2,450

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