I didn’t know the term “carer” when I first became one in 1999, but I soon felt the effects of isolation, anxiety and depression that are commonplace when looking after someone else long term. Caring for my young adult daughter, I felt I had fallen into a parallel world where my tedious role lacked definition and was merely a necessary extension of parenting. I wrote about my experiences in the Who cares? column for Society Guardian and was subsequently invited on to the inaugural Standing Commission on Carers set up by the last government. With a rapidly ageing population, it realised that the nation’s army of unpaid carers was integral and required support to continue its vital work.
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Blue skies over Sandringham for Royal garden party hosted by the Queen at her Norfolk home
Thousands of guests from Norfolk and Suffolk were invited
Donna Semmens Wednesday, June 13, 2012
9:20 AM
Guests mingle with royalty as part of Diamond Jubilee celebrations
The Queen at the Sandringham garden party. Picture: Ian Burt
The Royal estate at Sandringham was blessed with a rare blue sky and sunshine as the Queen hosted a garden party yesterday.
Thousands of guests from Norfolk and Suffolk were invited to the exclusive event to mark part of the official Diamond Jubilee celebrations – and they were not disappointed.
From the daintiest of dainty cakes served by students from Norfolk, to the pomp of the Royal Marines’ Band at the end of the day, the afternoon was a resounding success.
The Queen, wearing an apricot coat, dress and matching hat, looked happy and relaxed as she chatted to a selected few of the 3,500 guests. The Duke of York, representing his father who was unable to attend, also put people at their ease as he conducted a walkabout.
Couple who owned care homes in Terrington and Spalding found dead in their car
Jaswant and Isabel Beeharry were found in the back seat of their black BMW in a lane at Floods Ferry, near March, on Saturday morning.
Chris Bishop Wednesday, June 13, 2012
9:05 AM
“While there is some unavoidable uncertainty about the future of the home at the moment we will ensure that all the residents continue to receive the care they need”
Debbie Olley, from Norfolk County Council
Firefighters said there had been “a small fire” in the car, which had left it smoke damaged.
But who looks after the carers?
GPs are at last realising that giving support early on can reduce the strain on those who care for family or friends
It is estimated that one in three adults will become a carer in the next 10 years.
