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Tae-yang wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care

Help Tae-yang stay in his own home with eight months of part-time care.

🇺🇸 St. Petersburg, Florida, United States4,248 views
Chang-min Young-ho Hong
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St. Petersburg
I'm caring for my father, who's 85. After a heart attack Tae-yang can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tae-yang 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. Tae-yang 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 eight months will make a huge difference. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $5,950 goes: • Part-time carer (eight months): $4,400 • Medication and prescriptions: $650 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $230 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $670 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Chang-min
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Chang-min

  1. Quick update: $4,610 raised so far (77%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from St. Petersburg: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 34% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “You got this. Thought of Tae-yang all day after reading this.”

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    “Thought of Tae-yang all day after reading this. - Lalitpur”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Tae-yang all day after reading this. - Hyderabad”

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    “Good luck. Thought of Tae-yang all day after reading this. - Duisburg”

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    “Good luck. I'm in Dresden, thinking of you. - Dresden”

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  • Natalia Solís

    Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 20 people at work.

    • Ethan A. Chambers

      Sending good thoughts, Chang-min. Hope the doctors have good news.

      • Elmarie L. Isaacs

        sending good thoughts, Chang-min. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care

        • Odette Corinne Leclerc

          Thanks for sharing this, Chang-min. I hope things turn around soon. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

          • Antonio W. Maldonado

            thanks for sharing this, Chang-min. Hope the doctors have good news. Love from Thủ Đức.

            • Renata E. Ávila

              wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Vitória da Conquista but we're thinking of you. God bless

              • Gabriela Teodora Nistor

                hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Vancouver

                • Gerald Wood

                  Good luck, Chang-min. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. God bless.

                  • Patrick S. Dixon

                    hope it all works out, Chang-min. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

                    $7,057.50 raised of $5,950

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