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Usha wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Usha can't afford the care She needs after a heart attack; we're asking for $750.
🇮🇳 Ludhiana, Punjab, India1,845 views
I'm caring for my mother, who's 82. After a heart attack Usha can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Usha 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.
Usha worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, 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 $750 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $570
• Medication and prescriptions: $120
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $35
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $25
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Deepa
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Pune this morning. Thinking of Ludhiana.
Thanks for sharing this, Deepa. Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. Greetings from New Delhi.
I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Glendale donated after I showed her your page.
Hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier.