Support for a Caregiver
I’ve been a caregiver for my mom Joan and my brother Mike (my brother has a disability, which he’s struggled with for over a decade now) for several years, which has been financially straining.
Our mom, Joan, was hospitalized just after Christmas 2021 with Heart Failure and spent two months at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Since she’s been home she’s been on oxygen via a machine, on and off, since Feb. 2022. Mom experiences chronic dizziness, difficulty in breathing, and generalized weakness, which keeps her bed ridden often.
Neither one of them, especially our mom, can drive. I drive mom to several medical appointments on a regular basis including to the Memorial West Hospital Heart Center, her general doctor appt’s, dental appt’s, and to Labcorp (located inside of a local Walgreens) for numerous blood draws for Metabolic blood panels and many more types of tests.
I pick up both mom and Mikes meds at the pharmacy regularly. Food shopping, laundry, daily meals, are provided by myself financially. I take mom’s vitals signs (Blood pressure, pulse oximeter to measure her blood oxygen level, her pulse, etc. I’ve struggled financially in the past four years to keep up with being a caregiver for two immediate family members whom I love dearly, especially since I myself was hospitalized in late 2019/early 2020 with serious medical problems. It’s overwhelming sometimes. I’m not one to ever ask for help, but any financial help will be so much appreciated! Love you all, Marc
Donations can be made here: https://paypal.me/michaelstarcke1?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US