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Shan wants to stay at home - help fund four months of care
Shan, 86, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $3,650 for a carer and medicines.
🇺🇸 Louisiana, United States2,461 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 86. After a stroke last July Shan can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Shan desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Shan worked all of her life as a carpenter, and raised 5 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 $3,650 goes:
• Part-time carer (four months): $2,600
• Medication and prescriptions: $460
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $270
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $320
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Lin
42% there. I made the first payment toward part-time carer. Thank you.
We're at 31% thanks to 20 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 25% now ($911). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts.
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“Stay strong. Thought of Shan all day after reading this. - Mohammedia”
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“Best of luck. Thought of Shan all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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“From my family to yours. Thought of Shan all day after reading this. - Manchester”
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You're not alone, Lin. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Shreveport!
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Shan
Part-time carer (four months) is $2,600 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.
You're not alone, Lin. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Oakland donated after I showed her your page. God bless.
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Wish I lived closer to New York so I could bring a meal.