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3 weeks ago
Feeling helpless
I am not sure what I can do to help my sister, who has PND. I am from a pretty close family, but she lives interstate and none of us are able to provide any hands on support for her and her children. I wish there was something I could do to he
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Challenges facing carers - Wesley Report
The Wesley Report "Giving Disability Carers A Break" reveals that disability carers are extremely resilient and resourceful, but their mental and physical well-being would decline significantly if support services disappeared or were diminished, a new Not
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Suggestions and information on how to look after yourself
Hi all When I first became a carer I was guilty as others maybe of putting the person you are looking after first. My mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness in June 2013. She became very depresse
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....but my comment hasn't appeared
Hi everyone, Thank you all so much for your contribution! Some of you have let us know that your comments haven't appeared after posting them. What this has alterted us to is that our 'out of office' message isn't appearing. Our forum
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The Budget et alia
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The Budget et alia
Hello fellow carersMy husband and I are very concerned about the budget.1. We are self-funded retirees but not on a high income so the pension aspect does not affect us but I am in a support group where many others are pensioners. Like us, they contribute
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Personal, not simply clinical, recovery.
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Personal, not simply clinical, recovery.
In my relatively short time as a carer of my 23 year old son (6 years), the word recovery is a word that has been thrown at us along the way. I've been reading and listening more to this word, and wondering what it really means. The dictionary says that r
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Caring for Carers
My partner has Bipolar Type II and a history of Eating Disorders and self harm. I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. We both have a seperate pschologist and psychiatrist who provide us with specialised treatment and
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Step back or intervene?
When things don't seem right, I can't be certain every time I'm doing the right thing. When is it best to step back and let things take their own course? Stepping in too soon can escalate a situation that might resolve itself, it's so often hard to tell!
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