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Wanjiru wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care
Help Wanjiru stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya1,197 views
I'm caring for me, who's 79. After the death of her spouse Wanjiru can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Wanjiru desperately wants to stay at home.
I work 50 hours a week and have cut back to look after her, but we need a part-time carer.
Wanjiru worked all of her life as a schoolteacher, and raised 4 children. Now we're trying to give some of that care back.
Medication, a hospital bed and a carer for six 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 $1,100 goes:
• Part-time carer (six months): $850
• Medication and prescriptions: $125
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $45
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $80
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Wanjiru
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Look after yourselves too, caregivers need rest. After 20 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Denver.