Carer Action Blog
We aim to provide a weekly blog and it is filled with stories of caring by the author, local information for carers in and around Tower Hamlets, arts and events that are free and personal safety, health related tips for carers to maintain good well-being.
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Hello Everyone – Family and Friends, you cannot beat it …
February 28th, 2025
Throughout my caring role my family and friends have been my solace and saving grace. This is also the case when my Dad died and now with Mum’s passing, I cannot thank all the carers who have reached out in person, emails and thoughtful and wonderful sympathy cards enough, you really are a smashing bunch […]
Hello Everyone – Life After Caring …
February 21st, 2025
As I told you in last week’s blog Mum has passed away and it has been two weeks since this has happened. I am funeral planning which is including the content and order of service for Mum’s funeral which is now the 14th March, it seems a long time since she passed but unfortunately the […]
Hello Everyone – Rest in Peace Mum..
February 14th, 2025
Last week my Lovely Mum passed away. As you know I have been her carer for the last five years as she had a series of strokes, leaving her immobile, bedridden and the onset of Dementia. Last September she had another incident, was hospitalised and we learnt she had end stage heart failure which also […]
Hello Everyone – Life’s Ups and Down’s..
January 10th, 2025
Happy New Year to you all and I hope this years brings you peace and time to yourselves.. As Carers we hope our lives remain at a constant but in reality it is just not the case. As you might remember I talked about Joy in my last blog before Christmas. I did have a […]
Hello Everyone – Joy..
December 20th, 2024
Joy, is the title of the last blog of the year 2024. As I write this blog I am listening to Tracey Thorn’s Christmas Album on vinyl because I am old school to a wonderful song called ‘Joy’. The lyrics states ‘when someone very dear calls you with the words “everything’s all clear” that’s what […]
Hello Everyone – What do carers want in Tower Hamlets?
December 13th, 2024
Next week on Wednesday we have our last Carers Forum of the year and in the spirit of looking positively forwards and welcoming in 2025 the Carers Centre wants to know from you what campaigns we can do on a local/Tower Hamlets level. Do you want better recognition with a specific service? Do you want […]
