The roller-coaster ride of being a carer

 

‘I needed to turn a negative into something positive’
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It takes a community to care

 

‘I made many valued connections and friendships’
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It's the intimacy
I miss

 

‘It was heart wrenching, agonising and painful’
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My Hero Award for my Grandad

 

‘It seems like he doesn't care anymore... but I know that's not the case’ READ MORE...

'Going with the flow – there is no 'right way'

 

‘I never thought he 'wasn't there' – that was just him now’
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Learning to ‘play office’

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‘I was genuinely interested in what he might be going to say’
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I am not a carer

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‘I don't want teenagers to get diluted stories...'
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This is Life with Alzheimer's

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‘How Am I? How can anyone answer that questions or really understand . .'
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FELT LIKE 'A BIT OF A GOOSE'

 

'In fact, I remember thinking: ‘that was it, I was cactus’.'

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