<t>We had a visit from the SS for our area at the start of the week and although the lady who took this meeting was very nice , she oo'd and ahh'd in all the correct places!! My Dad bless him and he certainly wasn't primed to do so "played up" the whole time she was there, she just couldn't get her ...

You will be included in my prayers tonight Kaz, try to get some rest you will need all your strength for whatever the morning brings xxxxxxxxxx

I just loved your poem Kaz, couldn't relate to all that you write but certainly a lot of it and I too wonder just how long I can continue to be "The Strong One" xxxxxxxxxxx

<t>I can very much relate to this situation, we have to have a care package in because my Dad is severely disabled and my Mum just can't cope during the few hours that I'm not there. We have carer's attending to dad's personal needs in the morning, they wash dress and get him into his comfortable ch...

I'm not from Scotland and only joined yesterday but I have found this thread extremely useful reading and although it's not 100% applicable to our situation here I have read with interest and am very grateful I happened to drop on this website - Got up feeling extremely low this morning and have bee...

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Hello my name is Jayne and I am 55 years old. I care for my 81 year old Father who had a severe stroke 8 years ago. The decision was made at the time for me to give up my working career in order to support my then 72 year old Mum look after Dad at home because none of us liked the idea of him going ...