Tag Archives: carers

The inconvenient walking dead… #COVID #cancer #carers

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I am not a happy bunny, more of an angry bird, and I am going to say so, regardless of how much subtle and not-so-subtle pressure has been applied in various areas to encourage us all to be nice, obedient, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain injury, cancer | Tagged caregiver, carers, coronavirus, pandemic, PAs, personal assistant | 168 Comments

Do you care? #CarersWeek

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I wandered through into the kitchen, snuggled in my dressing gown, to boil my own kettle for my second coffee of the day… an unaccustomed luxury. I am usually at work by that time, dragged reluctantly from sleep by the … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Life | Tagged breaks, carers, caring, finacial help respite, friendship, help, isolation, loneliness, stress, support | 75 Comments

A day in the life… #CarersWeek

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* I woke feeling awful, a cold in my head, And with no real desire to get out of bed. The clock said half five and the day had begun As I crawled from the covers and peered at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life, Poetry | Tagged being a carer, carers, caring, facts on caring | 59 Comments

First past the post

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Geoff Le Pard kindly (and I use that term loosely…) named me as one of his victims in Sarah Brentyn’s ‘first post revisited’. While it can sometimes be pleasant to revisit old work, at other times it can make you … Continue reading →