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Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

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Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

More info on this event to come! 😊

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In response to: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

DeterminedSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

There is something about the level of focus and awareness in riding the bike @Former-Member that so beneficial.

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Hey @Shaz51 Absolutely, and I think sometimes the reality is time is hard to re-jig, I can feel this is a really common theme for carers. Huge props to you for managing it all and so lovely to hear you're able to work in a nice wee hair appointment 🙂 We're always here to listen on the issue of time, maybe as a community we could create a thread on this to see if we can strategise some work-arounds 😄

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Sounds incredible. Glad you brought this up - I am thinking of finding something similar myself! Was thinking either motorbike or surfing. Something to just totally engage the brain 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing @Determined

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Wonderful @Determined @Shaz51 @Former-Member and others - thank you so much for being here and for providing your input or reading along 🙂 It was a slightly quieter event tonight but I really enjoyed some of the insights shared and want to thank each of you for getting involved. This is a topic I think we can further expand on within our community, remember the supports available within our forum and of course services such as Carers Aus and Carer Gateway.

I will leave this thread open overnight for anyone who wants to debrief. Again, thank you for sharing, look forward to chatting at the next event and across the forums 😎

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DeterminedSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member I had a councillor propose that riding the bike was helpful because my brain was busy scanning for real danger now turning off all of the other 'noise' for even a brief period. A big part of that 'defensive driving' is taking in all of ones surroundings.

I have noticed things in the landscape in my brief time on the bike that I have missed in decades driving the same roads in a car.

Even the smells and breeze. There is so much. Well worth the effort.

It only took me 20 years of dreaming about it to get my licence 😊

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DeterminedSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Thanks @Former-Member + everyone.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

maybe as a community we could create a thread on this to see if we can strategise some work-arounds --- great idea @Former-Member

will do the new tread tomorrow

mum is ringing me at the moment xxxx

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

thanks @Former-Member

@Determined, @Former-Member , @Adge , @Laeticia63

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Unknown userMember

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Thanks @Former-Member

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AdgeSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Are you feeling alone? Carers Support and Discussion // Tues 25 Feb, 7pm AEDT

Thanks @Former-Member

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