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Sowmya wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Sowmya, 76, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $600 for a carer and medicines.
🇮🇳 Thrissur, Kerala, India532 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 76. After a fall and hip fracture Sowmya can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Sowmya desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 30 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Sowmya worked all of her life as a seamstress, 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 $600 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $420
• Medication and prescriptions: $115
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $20
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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