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Scarlett wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Scarlett, 88, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $4,550 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Albany, New York, United States1,364 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 88. After a fall and hip fracture Scarlett can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Scarlett desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 40 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Scarlett worked all of her life as a bus driver, and raised 3 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 $4,550 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $940
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,950
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $660
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Paris.
thinking of you and your family. Hope the doctors have good news. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care!
thanks for sharing this. Wishing Scarlett a smooth procedure and a full recovery. Thinking of Albany.