Category Archives: Cancer

“It’s important for carers to be cared for” Gloria Hunniford

June 16, 2013   Cancer, Carers, health

SHE’S had her fair share of negative life experiences, and Gloria Hunniford has spoken out about the importance of looking after elderly carers.

By: Kelby McNally
Gloria-Hunniford-swapped-stories-with-the-eldery-carers-of-the-Redbridge-Carers-Support-Service Gloria Hunniford swapped stories with the eldery carers of the Redbridge Carers Support Service
The singer – who cared for her own daughter, Caron Keating, before she tragically passed away from cancer – opened up about how it feels to be an older carer.”It is so important for carers to get cared for themselves,” she said as she joined a group of elderly carers at Redbridge Carers Support Service.

“I know myself having lost my daughter how strenuous caring can be to a family. It is a big responsibility and it takes a lot of energy.”

The Health Lottery Ambassador swapped stories with the people of the service, who put on activities for local carers aged seventy or over.

“The camaraderie is great as they obviously all get on very well,” revealed Gloria after the event.

The singer admitted that it’s a great feeling being able to see the lottery in action
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Dementia is not just a problem for old people

May 25, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Cancer, dementia

PATIENTS as young as 40 have been diagnosed with dementia in Plymouth.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Plymouth Herald

The shocking age shows why state-of-the-art services are available in the city.

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Sara Mitchell, right, the Plymouth Community Healthcare lead on dementia services, said: “Recently we had two gentleman aged about 40 and a woman who was 42. Generally speaking it’s 65 and over.

“But we’ve had some very young people recently.

“We’ve seen rates increase in the last five years and we expect that trend to continue as we all live longer.”

Dementia care in Plymouth has three strands – a memory service, a complex care team and the Edgcumbe ward at Mount Gould Hospital.

Ms Mitchell explained: “The memory service sees patients who are referred from GPs with significant memory problems diagnosis.

“Then they will be seen at fairly regular intervals and monitored and see how their dementia progresses.

“Medication can slow the process down but the deterioration varies massively from person to person.”

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Which? is looking for people with long term illness to take part in some research

May 24, 2013   Cancer, Carers, health, young carers

Which? is looking for people to take part in some research. We would like to talk to:

people who have been diagnosed with a long term, serious or life threatening illness;
the families and/or carers of people who have been diagnosed with a long term, serious or life threatening illness; and
people who have been bereaved in the past two years.

We want to understand the consumer issues and extra costs that people in this position may face (e.g. higher fuel bills and legal fees). We’d also like to know if people with a serious condition feel they have the support and the information they need to make the right choices  – for example when buying goods and services. We’re also interested in how well supported people feel when dealing with end of life issues like wills and probate.

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