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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 2:47:36 GMT 1
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Post by tiddles on Feb 24, 2012 13:15:44 GMT 1
I smell shite again. If the money was going to carers alone fine but pouring it down the drain by giving it to, 'vulnerable' families is preposterous.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 13:21:11 GMT 1
i love this sort of thing....how did folks manage years ago without all this money...they just got on with it
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Post by tiddles on Feb 24, 2012 13:33:34 GMT 1
Well we have to make sure junkies know how to care for their weans. The only reason these un-dead have the weans is to get a house and more benefits. Carers on the other hand need all the help they can get but I would like to see what this mob's definition of, 'carer' is. I doubt if it's the same as ours.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 13:39:39 GMT 1
well i get my carer's allowance which isnt that much but at least i dont have to find work so that is a bonus.....i have never asked for help apart from if i need micheal's imput with jock....s tomeone said i should register with the carer's place in cathcart street but i dont want to become a statistic for the government to use
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Post by tiddles on Feb 24, 2012 14:10:00 GMT 1
They are great Linda and they are quite good at dealing with nosey social workers.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 14:14:57 GMT 1
i've never really bothered with any outside agencies...when i was caring for my dad when my mum died i needed them then but new nothing about them...dont even know if they were at cathcart street at the time....i had to find out things for myself that my dad could get like the alarm system that was attached to the phone with the necklet that they could just press if needing help.....when our daughter broke her back years ago again i was on my own finding how to go about getting a wheel chair for her, then crutches and toilet aids for her...it was a lot of work but i got there on my own without any back up
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Post by tiddles on Feb 24, 2012 16:15:46 GMT 1
Sometimes Linda, you need to let someone else take the strain for a while. They're a good hearted lot who have all been there.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 19:12:38 GMT 1
i dont really need any backup with jock as i know his condition well......i always make sure i have time out to do the things i like and between micheal and myself we always get him sorted though it can take time.....
its worse for him as he lives with his condition but at least he has a name for it...it was worse years ago when he never new what was wrong with him.....that is thanks to dr groves the idiot....he was attending him for long enough but all he did was doodle, he was never a help and to be honest we both hated that man, he nearly killed jock with the tablets he put him on and the dossage was that high that the chemist was questioning jock if someone was tampering with his prescription.....
micheal sent jock to dr deering....he was able to tell us what jock's condition was right away and since then jock has been able to manage it...sometimes its so bad we need help from micheal and other times its just a case of talking which we can spend hours doing
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Post by myfindhorn on Feb 24, 2012 21:14:11 GMT 1
Linda the carers group is worth it, I was a carer for 30 years, got no help from anywhere and believe me , carers forget about themselves and that we need care as well.
Now Tiddles is there a place for old carers who are past it and falling apart due to physical, mental and emotional drainage ?.
Linda want to start a club for the forgotten few.
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Post by tiddles on Feb 24, 2012 21:37:45 GMT 1
The Carers' Centre is great for just chilling and having a coffee in the company of people who are in the same situation as you. There is always expert advice to hand plus the invaluable shared knowledge.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 23:16:25 GMT 1
horn we now have a place and in honour of you i have called it THE FORGOTTEN FEW.
its a place for anyone that wants to vent about anything or they just need an ear to bed.....better taking it out on the computer than hitting the bottle, tablets or kicking the cat tidds...lol
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Post by samfregreenock on Feb 24, 2012 23:20:58 GMT 1
Linda the carers group is worth it, I was a carer for 30 years, got no help from anywhere and believe me , carers forget about themselves and that we need care as well. Now Tiddles is there a place for old carers who are past it and falling apart due to physical, mental and emotional drainage ?. Linda want to start a club for the forgotten few. You two should wae your experiences should look at mentoring new careers, am positive that folk in the position now, you were in years ago would appreciate a chat and support |
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 24, 2012 23:23:56 GMT 1
thanks for that sam....i wouldnt know were to start on that one.....i think in my case i would get too involved with what was happening in that person's life which wouldnt be a good idea
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Post by samfregreenock on Feb 24, 2012 23:44:53 GMT 1
thanks for that sam....i wouldnt know were to start on that one.....i think in my case i would get too involved with what was happening in that person's life which wouldnt be a good idea Maybe, but if you were meeting as a group, not one to one, then you needn't get to involved, try and keep the personal bit to a minimum I know this may sound a bit trite, but like an AA meeting where everyone only says their first name and says what's on their mind, or even a very simplistic befriending scheme |
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Post by myfindhorn on Feb 25, 2012 2:14:38 GMT 1
geez sam, do you not know we would be kicked out of town as it may prove to be too successful, hell what would the Bristows do for a job. It is a thought though and as long as it does not claim grants, the world is our oyster.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 25, 2012 2:25:13 GMT 1
we might even get a write up in the telerag too
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Post by myfindhorn on Feb 25, 2012 10:56:14 GMT 1
Naw linda the Tele would have to interregate us and if you are not labour, then you are regarded as nothing.
Nope we shall have to think of a way to bring this up with the carer group that even if we have cared and no longer a carer, we are not a lost cause, infact the past carer can be a asset as we know the pitfalls of caring too much, mind you thats if you can care too much.
I hear what you are saying Linda about getting too involved.
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Post by samfregreenock on Feb 25, 2012 11:05:07 GMT 1
Naw linda the Tele would have to interregate us and if you are not labour, then you are regarded as nothing. Nope we shall have to think of a way to bring this up with the carer group that even if we have cared and no longer a carer, we are not a lost cause, infact the past carer can be a asset as we know the pitfalls of caring too much, mind you thats if you can care too much. I hear what you are saying Linda about getting too involved. But you would miss out on the chance of getting a naff dour looking photie of yerselves in ra paper |
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 25, 2012 18:54:41 GMT 1
lol horn and i would be called the DREAM TEAM
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Post by myfindhorn on Feb 25, 2012 20:59:17 GMT 1
Aye Linda Dream Team sounds good because lets face it we all had our dreams and that what kept us going.
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Post by linda wallace on Feb 25, 2012 23:28:18 GMT 1
yea exactly....
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