carers

Cancer Sucks ! … Acceptance

Cancer can turn your world upside down in a flash. Hearing a diagnosis of cancer can be a lot to take in, there will be so many emotions around to manage. You cannot fully prepare yourself or those around you

Cancer Sucks ! … The carer

Cancer can turn your world upside down in a flash. Hearing a diagnosis of cancer of a loved one can be a lot to take in, there will be so many emotions around to manage. The priority is on the

Young and caring

One human holding another human to represent caring.

Caring about those who care

Who cares ? Caring for someone else is looking after the needs of another person when they are unable to do it for themselves. This can take many forms such as looking after a parent or grandparent that suffers from

The caring balance

It is not easy to achieve a good balance in life, this is usually related to work and life. What happens when you put another element in, caring ? I noticed that it was highlighted over the pandemic lockdowns the

When to seek support ?

Having been brought up to be highly independent the idea of seeking support from others feels a bit alien. I realise I do not need to ‘take it all on’. When I find I am saying “this seems to be

When to seek support ?

Having been brought up to be highly independent the idea of seeking support from others feels a bit alien. I realise I do not need to ‘take it all on’. When I find I am saying “this seems to be

I wanted to speak about carers as it is Carers week in the UK (7-13 June). Caring for someone else is looking after needs of another person when they are unable to do it for themselves. This can take many