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The plight of Scotland’s carers must be addressed,
The plight of Scotland’s carers
Apr 24 2012 By Craig McQueen
tommy whitelaw
EIGHTEEN months ago, full-time carer Tommy Whitelaw was struggling to cope.
His mother Joan, 72, has vascular dementia, leaving her unable to perform the simplest of tasks or even recognise him.
As the illness progressed, Tommy found himself isolated, cut off from friends and family and from services, which could help.
With the stress taking its toll, the Glasgow 49-year-old visited his GP and began getting some of the help he needed. But Tommy knew he wasn’t the only one and decided then to do something about it.
He embarked on a tour of Scotland, collecting letters from carers detailing their experiences.
Carers anger over cut in funding for their carer websites.
Carers Groups grants cut in half
Chill4usCarers is an independent non profit voluntary organization with a constitution and committee
We are hearing all the time about funding cuts for this that and the other but for unpaid carers struggling 24/7 caring for their loved one their only connection to the outside world is a carers on line support group which they can access 24/7 and now the annual meagre funding to keep running has been halved.
Community and voluntary groups to benefit from £3.2m Derbyshire County Council cash
Community and voluntary groups aimed at supporting older and vulnerable people are in line to benefit from a share of £3.2 million if Derbyshire County Council gives the grants plan the go-ahead.
The county council’s Cabinet, which meets next Tuesday (24th April), will consider giving grants to 230 local voluntary and community organisations across the county.
