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Ximena wants to stay at home - help fund eight months of care
Ximena can't afford the care She needs after a diagnosis of dementia; we're asking for $3,750.
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I'm caring for me, who's 86. After a diagnosis of dementia Ximena can no longer manage alone. A nursing home would cost far more than we have, and Ximena 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.
Ximena worked all of her life as a nurse, 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.
The carer will be employed through a registered agency and paid directly. I'll share the agency invoices.
Where the $3,750 goes:
• Part-time carer (eight months): $2,450
• Medication and prescriptions: $530
• Hospital bed and mattress rental: $210
• Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $560
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Ximena
Quick update: $1,285 raised so far (34%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Melanie Schuster 🇩🇪 · $500
- Joy Khadija Bankole 🇳🇬 · $250
- Habib Sabbir Miah 🇮🇳 · $250
- Pranav G. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $200
“From my family to yours. I'm in Jabalpur, thinking of you.”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- James C. Vance 🇺🇸 · $100
- Aiden M. Dixon 🇺🇸 · $100
- Kunal B. Walia 🇮🇳 · $100
- Irene L. Flores 🇨🇴 · $100
- Julien Le Roux 🇫🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $58.50
- Donna N. Johnson 🇯🇲 · $50
- Frank S. Tillman 🇺🇸 · $50
- Fernando Lucas Moraes 🇧🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $50
- Pooja A. Dhillon 🇺🇸 · $50
- Napat Wongprasert 🇹🇭 · $46
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $31
- Jayanthi P. Krishnan 🇮🇳 · $30
- Banjong Opas Thammasat 🇹🇭 · $30
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So sorry you're going through this, Ximena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Sending love, Ximena. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless!
Keep going, Ximena. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Stay strong, Ximena. Shared it with a few friends. After 18 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Nha Trang.