Weavers Story Bank
Carer’s support service helped me.
I had a dual caring role looking after my Mum who had dementia and my son who has muscular dystrophy, as well as being Mum to my other son. We lived all together. Once I accepted and saw myself as a Carer, I made contact […]
Designing a support system
My Aunt lived on her own with dementia, as her condition worsened she alienated all other connections. I had to work hard to stay on her good side so that she had one good contact amongst her family and friends. This worked, when she needed […]
Taking control rather than feeling frustrated.
I looked after my Mother and Father. I had a great relationship with my parents, so taking care of them as they were ageing was a natural thing to do. I’m fortunate to have supportive family and friends, which influenced my role as their Carer. […]
It is hard but we always get there in the end.
Hi I’m Sharon. I have 3 kids who are under 5, and I care for my Mum who has been diagnosed with Lupus, an auto immune disorder which means that her body over fights, on top of this she has rheumatoid arthritis. I have been […]
The challenge was to remain positive and to have the energy to keep going.
My challenge was balancing my caring role with my personal life. I needed to know I was doing the right thing. One of my main challenges was to remain positive and to have the energy to keep going. I was able to share my feelings […]
Blessing or a curse
My father became very ill very quickly – one minute he was driving himself to the hospital, the next he was never returning home. I don’t know if this was a blessing or a curse. At least it didn’t drag on. To compound the situation, […]
My mother was now living by herself
After my father passed away my mother was now living by herself. After 60 odd years living together to now being alone created new pressures. When she was in hospital for a couple of months with heart problems, we came to an agreement that when […]
I will never get over this experience but I can heal from it
I’m Leigh.I looked after my Mum for 5 intense months; there were times when I slept on the floor in a sleeping bag to be nearer to her. In the end she was going blind and she had stopped eating and I knew these were […]
We were lucky that we had early conversations so I knew what she wanted.
Hi I’m Vivienne, I can’t tell you that caring was amazing I never wanted to be a Carer especially for my Mum, when she got sick. I did things that I don’t think any child should do and I wouldn’t ever expect my own children […]
She always looked after me as a child now it was my job to look after her.
Hi I’m Charlie. We set a transportable home on our land in order to care for my mother after she was diagnosed with cancer, and we did this so she could be home and with family. She didn’t want to be in the hospital. Instead […]