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08/07/2022

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012qh4

Ai-jen Poo argues that we should all value caring, and carers.

01/07/2022

Not posted in a while as so much has happened these last couple of years.
So much personal loss and - at the same time - so much caring required for elderly members of the family.
So many world events have changed the landscape. Covid. The war in Ukraine. Mental health tsunami in all age groups. And Covid has highlighted the lack of respect, support and pay for caregivers.
Not sure this page has enough clarity for readers on what it actually aims to highlight. Will be reviewing.
Any suggestions welcomed.

07/11/2021

The traveller and TV presenter Simon Reeve on his quest to have a baby after being told he was infertile

11/09/2021

Who needs you most? Your adult child to help with young grandchildren? Your older parents? Or your teen going through a tough time?

Yourhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/sep/11/how-to-cope-when-both-your-kids-and-your-parents-need-help?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Who can look after my 95-year-old mum? How do I support my troubled teen? Experts’ top tips for the sandwich generation crushed by conflicting demands

16/11/2020

Important - but distressing. Not acceptable.

Are promises to improve care for people with learning disabilities and autism being kept?

10/11/2020

https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/ballet/new-york-dancer-alzheimers-remembers-swan-lake/

The moving moment a former ballerina with Alzheimer’s listens to Tchaikovsky, and her years of training come rushing back.

18/10/2020

Talking about C-A-R-E

What I discovered, in five years of research, was a vital activity distorted by a desire for tickbox efficiency and value for money, says author Madeleine Bunting

06/10/2020

Keep caring about mental health. Whatever stage of life.
Loneliness across all ages - loss - feeling like you’re letting people down - being worried about failure - no one - no one should feel like that and yet a lot of people can’t or won’t relate. Perhaps they haven’t had to.
Nearly didn’t read this but it’s uplifting and hopeful.

Having ‘Hope’ is important. 💕

Heroic veteran Captain Tom Moore fought back tears as he revealed he has set up a mental health foundation in memory of his wife. The 100-year-old national treasure said The Captain Tom Foundation would strive to give people “a little bit of hope” to combat loneliness. The charity will aim t.....

04/10/2020

Haven’t posted in a while. This is worth reading x

'We sprang Grandma from the care home'

Rita Perrott went into a care home, but then visiting was curtailed. Her family didn't want her to die alone.

09/07/2020

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/09/care-workers-coronavirus-poverty-sickness-statutory-sick-pay?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

They look after our loved ones but are often forced to ignore sickness as statutory sick pay is such a pittance, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

30/04/2020

There have been reports of parents in Scotland being turned away for bringing children along

29/04/2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct0sw2

The foreign care workers who look after Britain’s elderly and disabled people