Hello Everyone - Everyone needs support..... I wanted to talk about how support can come in many ways and be helpful on so many levels.  I wanted to start by saying a fond farewell to Audrey - Carers Wellbeing Academy Support Worker, as she has been a great support to...

Hello Everyone - Rudeness can be challenging when you have a cold... Yesterday was not a good day for me. I left home early but was delayed due to the weather to get to work a prepare for the Carers Trust and Chinese Chamber of Commerce UK visit, which by the way went...

Hello Everyone - Is it an advantage as a carer to learn about the condition of your cared for? I often wondered if it is a curse or a positive to know, learn about the conditions that a loved one may have when caring for them.  What do you think?  Have you gone out of...

Hello Everyone - Being a carer is hard and exhausting... We know I hear you say, tell us something we don't know.  Well until recently I did not know exactly and I have to say, I am exhausted, emotionally a little frazzled and physically, I just want sleep.  My Dad...

Hello Everyone - Knocked off your feet, hard to get your energy back I don't know about you with all these bugs going round but I have just had a viral infection and it is slow to get my energy back.  I wanted to talk about this as juggling life, work life and caring...

Hello Everyone - You need interests, hobbies and mental stimulation I don't know about you but I need to occupy my mind with things I am interested in, like learning about and find new and fascinating.  I have always been that way and I am a keen learner, I have done...

Hello Everyone - When your energy levels stop you from caring... I don't know about you but with everything that has been going on I am exhausted and tired and seem to be sleeping a lot.  Over the holidays I ran around for everyone and then it was my partners 50th and...

Hello Everyone - So how are we really feeling? Are we really honest with ourselves and others about how we are feeling?  Is it the carers way to put a brace face on and not share how we are really feeling? I am saying this because outwardly I have my smiley face on...

Hello Everyone - Happy New Year and let's hope it's a good one ... Hello lovely people, I really hope you had a restful festive holiday and that you managed to have some fun? I surprised myself and was sociable for once and feel all the better for it.  I usually shut...

Hello Everyone - Last Christmas..... Blog of 2022 So, as a good friend of mine and a fellow carer often says, you are only one incident away from being a carer or a cared for and this has been the case for me this year.  As I have written both Mum and Dad are now...