Getting worse. It's much more frequent.
Age doesn't improve.
I'm effectively an abused #carer.

A rough sketch in graphite pencil of an older girl with her eyes closed in contentment carrying Stufful a Pokemon in a baby carrier. Her hands are clasped around the baby carrier and stufful. On the ground is a rabbit with its eyes closed hugging her and on her left is Vulpix a Pokemon looking up to her in expectation. Next to her on the right is a cherry tree in blossom.

Drafting a birthday card for my daughter from my head. She’s a Pokemon fan and neurodivergent. I’ve unfortunately caught a nasty cold but so feeling pretty unwell 🤒 As a carer you can’t stay in bed. You have to carry on as normal.
#sketch #drawing #pokemon #pokemonfan #stufful #vulpix #carer

Managing Stress as a Disabled Carer - % It is International Stress Awareness Week and I cannot work, as I am disabled, so I want to talk about managing stress as a disabled carer

"If I am tired & run down because my small amount of energy is used looking after mom, I will notice more itching & hives. Then I know I need to increase my #SelfCare & take time to be alone & #resting so my body can #recover.": buff.ly/fzB3gRg

by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social
#carer #ChronicPain

Me and mum are watching the news about Donald Trump and she says "double trouble" 😂 #dementia #carer

Mum is very distressed at the loud noises the bathroom installers are making but the robot cat is worth it's hefty price and helping calm her. #dementia #carer

i dearly love #quolls and would love to be able to grow them in numbers one day :,D #wildlife #carer

Random memory: dancing with a Chinese man in a club in Brixton to Madonna while my friends were in the downstairs bar #anotherlife #carer #dementia

Caroline Roche on her life as a carer - and what will happen when she’s gone | Newstalk For a number of weeks, we have been hearing stories from parents of children with intellectual di...

“I’m on my own, it’s so difficult when you’re on your own”

Recently widowed Caroline Roche on being a lone parent carer to Helena, and her fears for the future

#DownSyndrome #Carer #Disability #LoneParents #BeforeWeDie #Speirgorm

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Reflecting on a staff journey from #carer to #nurseassistant as she now applies for #nurse training- her personal & prof development taking in skills such as medication admin, woundcare, enteral feeding, namaste & venepuncture - growing in confidence each day. #carehomelife

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I got the expensive robot cat for mum that I've been looking at for years. Initially she wanted nothing to do with it, but at bed time she got on better with the automatic meow, purr and yawn. #carer #dementia #mothersday

Happy Mother's Day to my dear mum. Although you don't always know who I am or my name I know you love me as I love you forever ❤️ #dementia #carer #carent

We’ve got two loos in our house. I’ve had to watch my step in both tonight as for some reason Dad’s bowels have disagreed with something, and his aim gets worse every day. Aldi dark spiced rum is helping for now. #dementiacarer #carer

So tired. If I’m making myself food and Dad walks past he stands there looking and asks if he can have some. Mum is gradually losing the ability to decide what to make for meals. Care Co. still won’t help mum with nebuliser so I can’t go for a break #carer #dementiacarer

The best thing about being away from home is coming back to mum giving me a kiss and calling me her little girl 🥰 #dementia #carer

Moments when the fog clears

#dementia #alzheimers #mentalhealth #dementiaawareness #poetry #poet #englishpoet #carer

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Feeling proud of myself for taking mum on the bus to get her haircut. All went smoothly. Got the timings right. No horrific passengers. #carer #carent

A lot of doctors have been giving me sympathetic looks recently. Mum with dementia, dad with kidney failure. One said "don't burn out" today. What's the option, leave them to fend for themselves?! #carer #carent

If we opt for conservative management of dad's kidney failure instead of haemodialysis we're looking at 6-24 months life expectancy as he is at stage 5 ckd 😔 #carer #carent

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Still decompressing after A&E. Mum has no recollection of attending. I've done all the housework & cooking to try and shake the adrenaline. On high alert like a meerkat #carer #dementia #carent

I don’t want to watch Can’t Pay We’ll Take It Away Slum Landlord Police Interceptor Shit Voyeuristic TV interspersed with flicking over to Inspector Morse. Living in this house is hard enough without watching other people making people miserable too #carer

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Just the 5 hours in A&E today with mum making sure she doesn't have a blood clot in her leg. Dad alone at home, falls risk. But we are all together now under the same roof. #carer

Got home with the shopping tonight and did that sitting in my car savouring the silence thing before taking it inside. I need to go do it again now #dementiacarer #carer #alzheimerscarer #tiredofit

I would like just one evening to rest and forget about dad's kidney failure, mum's dementia and my lack of income. Shame I can't even drink alcohol anymore due to hiatus hernia!! #carer #carerproblems

Thoughtful Ways to Thank Your Family Caregiver Family caregivers often give quietly, steadily, and without a lot of recognition. Many caregivers share that what they crave most isn’t a grand gesture — it’s simply feeling seen. Here are some…

"You might say:
“It helped when you brought me tea earlier.”
“I noticed how you checked on me this morning.”
Even one sentence can help your #caregiver feel seen in their daily efforts.": buff.ly/A60OGhC

via caregiverwisdom
#caregiving #carer #ChronicPain #communication #gratitude #disability

A #lady #carer for both her #parents did take one to #hospital, only to be put in a CORRIDOR queue.

This is #Starmer #NHS - just trying to kill it & inculpate #workers = #Privatisation!

Also lady has a bad foot, slept overnight on a chair!
#Shame
#Premium #Parking as well!

😠👿

1. Not driven in 26 years, night blind
2. Apprehensive about strangers coming to the house
3. Scared about my dad dying 😔
#carer #dialysis #dementia #ckd #carent

The Carers Who Never Get a Break Breaking Point

"Full-time #caring means meeting his needs: “stimulating his mind, washing his clothes, keeping him clean, [fed], dealing with his frustrations"..Being a #carer ..is being “their whole #SupportNetwork, #emotional & physical all rolled into 1.”": buff.ly/TKphsLp

#caregiver #caregiving #NEisVoid

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At 48, I am the proud owner of my own blood pressure monitor, thermometer gun and finger oximeter #planningaheadforyourfuture #carerproblems #carer