Category Archives: dementia
The hardest thing about caring for someone with dementia is the loneliness
I’m determined to help people who helped me
9:10am Monday 4th April 2011
A WOMAN whose husband is battling dementia is organising three events to raise money for a charity which provides carers with a vital lifeline.
Poem by a Carer……A bad back
It’s hard to carry out caring,
When your back refuses to bend,
And you cannot get your socks on,
Because your leg seems to have no end.
But you cannot be ill as a carer,
The job is still there to be done,
But with backache, it’s like doing the firewalk,
But not nearly half so much fun.
So get yourself up out of bed, lad,
Leave the sheets warm, smooth as silk,
Creak to the bathroom and wash time,
Then go get some bread and some milk.
Try find a comfy position,
Sitting, standing, lying and then,
Hold it for a couple of minutes,
Until duty starts calling again.
So lots of pills and medication,
Will soon have you up , feeling frisky.
O!! Bum to the painkilling tablets,
And pass me the bottle of whisky.
Author A Carer
New service to provide extra help to Oxfordshire’s carers
New service to provide extra help to Oxfordshire’s carers
1:10pm Thursday 31st March 2011
A NEW service to provide better support for many of Oxfordshire’s 60,000 carers goes live tomorrow.
County council social services fear they are in contact with as few as 15 per cent of the tens of thousands of carers in the county, many of whom are desperately in need of help looking after elderly partners and relatives or someone with a physical disability.
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