HAPPY NEW YEAR

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By Beth

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tue 1 Jan 2008 01:18

Hi

Happy New Year to all Carers and their Carees

All the very best to you all

Beth xxx

By cracker

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tue 1 Jan 2008 10:40

Happy New Year Tricia Beth and everyone.May the New Year be good to you all.
Jenny xx

By mag

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tue 1 Jan 2008 11:18

"Happy New Year" to all Carers, former Carers and those who are cared for.

A big thank you to Michele and all who help to provide this site where we can give and receive help, advice, encouragement, etc.

Bless you all - Mag

By meg mackenzie

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Tue 1 Jan 2008 14:41

Happy New Year to one and all. Hope 2008 is an improvement on 2007.

Two resolutions made....(1) I refuse to take abuse from Social Workers, carers etc about my dad`s personal care. He keeps telling them he doesn`t want me getting him up, washed and dressed every day not I no longer live with him, but they will not listen and tell me as often as possible "You live in the County now, you HAVE to do it"....I cook, clean, shop and launder for him as well as look after my own disabled hubby. He no longer lives around the corner, so it is harder to get to him every morning in time for his pills.

(2) When shopping at the supermarket...LIDL in particular I am not going to hand over my card to pay until all my goods are in bags and back in the trolley. It will cause the staff to sigh more, but me less stress.

Anyone else made resolutions?

Take care
Meg

By Tricia

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wed 2 Jan 2008 13:20

Hello Meg

Not made any new years resolutions as yet just taking each day as it arrives and getting through from one day to the next will be an achievement for me. hee hee

Noticed in your resolutions that your not going to take any more abuse from social workers. Next time they tell you HAVE TO DO THIS OR THAT just tell them to check up where there is a law stating that YOU HAVE TO DO THIS OR THAT. All unpaid carers take on the role as being a carer as voluntary that is why we get so much abuse in the first place. It is the unpaid carers place to tell them NO WE ARE NOT DOING THIS OR THAT but I WILL DO THAT OR THIS. It has to be on your terms not theirs! More so when you care caring for your disabled husband. You can't be in two places at once when doing a caring role for two people in two different places. Sounds like your Dad's social worker is on another planet but then again there will be a lot of carers out there who agree to that. Fortunately I do have a good social worker.

Anyway Happy New year and hope this year brings a new assertive you to help you destress your life a little bit.

take care