Tag Archives: mental health
Interesting board game for carers of someone with Bipolar
Help for carers of someone with Bipolar
Board game aids understanding of bipolar disorder.
A board game has been developed to promote better understanding of bipolar disorder and how it affects sufferers.
Jocelyn Duncan, from Caerphilly, lived with the illness, characterised by severe mood swings, for decades before being diagnosed.
Without respite carers would get no social life
How health cuts affect the sick, the disabled, war veterans, carers, the elderly and people with mental health problems
by David Lea, Daily Mirror 11/03/2011
DEREK Hamer, 47, and his wife Susan, 45, are full-time carers for their disabled 16-year-old son Matthew.
Matthew has severe delayed global development and spends his time at home in Preston, Lancs.
Caring is not like fishing
Maybe we all know someone who is a carer or has been one, but have we ever stopped to see what this really means.
How does the old lady caring for her husband, manage to do her shopping, and cope with the endless nights of interrupted sleep?
What about the young mum with a darling child but who was born with a disability, have you ever invited the child round to play with your child?
