I seem to be the only one with a good news story regarding carers assessments . I feel very lucky that i haven't had a bad experience with my s.w . Last year my mum was in hospital for 4 months . In that time i realised my life had totally revolved round mum and her needs . Within 3 weeks of mum com...

hi your photography is stunning , loved them all !! Strathaven is beautiful , mind you i live only 14 miles away http://www.carersuk.org/images/icon_biggrin.gif I hope you get all the success you deserve , i am sure it will come to you . http://www.carersuk.org/images/icon_smile.gif http://www.carer...

Hi Scott , I hope you now get a good result from the appeal . What part of Ayrshire ? . I live in Darvel near Kilmarnock . Liz

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Hi Poorec , Like you i took driving lessons at least 18 years ago when kids were young . I also failed the test a good few times and gave up altogether . My youngest daughter has been taking lessons recently with a great instructor. Upshot is , last week the day before my 53rd birthday, i was behind...

i do a very small part time job , just to stay in workforce . On income support and can earn up to £20 per week without it affecting i.s. not a lot but every little helps .

<t>I would just like to add my experiance of the so called social services . For my years it was a case of , if you are coping fine on your own we will leave you alone . At the beginning when mum came to live with me i had a full time job 2 teenage girls at home , but the powers that be seemed to th...

hi everyone thanks for the welcomes all carers are great . Ayrshire rocks !!!

Hi my name is Liz I live in Ayrshire Scotland . I have been a carer for my mother for the last 13 years . She had a massive stroke almost 30 years ago . My father cared for her for 16 years till he died in 1996 since then my mum has lived with me . She is parlysed down right side and lost all her sp...