52 Lives

#458 Irma

Request: Donations / Gifts / Kind messages

This week we’d like to help Irma. She has serious mobility problems and also cares for her mum, who has advanced dementia.

Irma has nerve damage in her back and has had two operations. She can’t bend down or walk far, and struggles to lift one of her legs. She has also been left partially incontinent and needs painkillers just to get out of bed in the mornings.

Despite all of this, Irma is also a full-time carer for her mum, who has advanced dementia and needs 24 hour care.

Irma was nominated by the family’s social worker from the NHS. They are in the process of trying to get a package of support for the family but in the meantime they are in need of help.

Irma’s mum isn’t eligible for any benefits so they live solely on Irma’s small income. They have fallen behind on their rent and bills and Irma is completely overwhelmed. We’d like to do something kind for her.

We’d like to raise funds to cover rent and bills to take some of her worries away. We’d also like to provide a computer for her teenage son – something Irma has been wanting to do for him, but hasn’t been able to.

*Name changed and stock image used to protect her privacy.

What We Need

1. Donations: We'll use 100% of your donations to help Irma. You can donate online or by text message using the details below (please note the text message number sometimes changes, so please double check it below before making a donation).

2. Gifts from a wishlist: We've set up a small wishlist with some gifts for Irma, her son and mum. To buy something from the list, please click the link below and choose the gift you'd like to buy - just tick 'this is a gift' and choose the 'gift registry address' when you check out and it will be sent directly to the family.

3. Kind messages: Your messages mean so much to the people we help. To send a kind message for Irma, you can post it to: 52 Lives (458), PO Box 3154, Reading, RG1 9AT or you can email a message by writing it in the form below.

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What We Did

We recently raised more than £2000 in gifts and donations for Irma, who is caring for her elderly mum with advanced dementia.

Irma has serious mobility problems herself but is still caring for her mum full-time. They were struggling financially and life had gotten very tough for Irma. With your donations, we paid for two months of rent for them, provided a bed, paid off some bills and sent grocery vouchers too.

It has taken so much pressure off Irma and made life better for both of them. Thank you