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Ximena wants to stay at home - help fund six months of care

Help Ximena stay in her own home with six months of part-time care.

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Ximena H. Long
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Buffalo
I'm caring for me, who's 78. After a heart attack 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 30 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 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. Funds cover the carer's wages, medicines, a hospital bed rental and incontinence supplies. Where the $6,350 goes: • Part-time carer (six months): $4,950 • Medication and prescriptions: $550 • Hospital bed and mattress rental: $300 • Mobility aids and bathroom adaptations: $550 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#elder-care#home-care#family#elderly

Updates from Ximena

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($762 in total) the plan for part-time carer is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 3% thanks to 8 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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  • Samantha R. Berry 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Ramesh G. Soni 🇬🇧 · $100

    “Thought of Ximena all day after reading this. - Belfast”

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    “Stay strong. Hope the May deadline works out. - Poznań”

  • Sawsan Aisha Mebarek 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Cartagena”

  • Esteban N. Duarte 🇲🇽 · $50

    “Be well. Only $50 but hope it helps. - San Cristóbal de las Casas”

  • Alice C. Rios 🇺🇸 · $36.50
  • Kelechi Chinedu Uba 🇳🇬 · $33
  • Mina Aarati Pun 🇳🇵 · $33
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $30

    “Thought of Ximena all day after reading this. - Kikuyu”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $30

    “Wish I could do more. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Mukono”

  • Anika Tamanna Paul 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Emanuele Alessandro Rizzo 🇮🇹 · $25
  • Vrushali J. Bhatt 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thought of Ximena all day after reading this. - Kochi”

  • Irene Faith Wekesa 🇹🇿 · $20
  • Teodoro E. Aquino 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Jenny L. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $18

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  • Mercedes N. Quintero

    Best of luck. Wishing Ximena a smooth procedure and a full recovery

    • Abdullah Zakaria Saleh

      Thanks for sharing this. Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. My husband and I read this together

      • Kazuo Kobayashi

        take care. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. God bless.

        • Evelyn Brennan

          hope it all works out, Ximena. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best

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