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Tyrone wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Tyrone, 96, needs daily care to stay at home, and the family is raising $950 for a carer and medicines.
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I'm caring for me, who's 96. After a diagnosis of dementia Tyrone can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Tyrone desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 25 hours a week and have cut back to look after him, but we need a part-time carer.
Tyrone worked all of his life as a factory worker, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $950 goes:
• Medication and prescriptions: $145
• Part-time carer (eight months): $610
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $195
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Tyrone
Updates from Tyrone
Update from Kingston: I made the first payment toward part-time carer. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($35 in total) I met with the care agency and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Tyrone
Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($35). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Raimundo Cláudio Rocha 🇧🇷 · $5
- Senait Zewditu Berhe 🇪🇹 · $20
“Stay strong. Thought of Tyrone all day after reading this. - Mekelle”
- Akari Harumi Miyamoto 🇯🇵 · $32
- Aarav E. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $50
- Zoë Kok 🇳🇱 · $25
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $10
“Thought of Tyrone all day after reading this. - Tema”
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