Finding it hard looking after someone with lung disease? An innovative way to get help...

Ever thought there should be a University for Life skills?

The Open University have at-distance and online courses about caring for a loved one which take as little as 1 hour to complete.

Here's the link to all courses, and below are links to specific courses:

www8.open.ac.uk/employers/w...

Here are the links

1. Carers Project (1 hour)

openlearn.open.ac.uk/course...

"This unit will help you to understand how people feel about being carers, and what their main concerns are."

2. Care relationships (8 Hours)

openlearn.open.ac.uk/course...

"Millions of care relationships are going on as you read this, and each carries its own particular meanings for those involved. But where have all those people picked up their ideas of how to relate to each other? How does any of us know where to begin?"

3. Caring: A Family Affair (8 hours)

openlearn.open.ac.uk/course...

"Care is needed at all stages of life. The meaning of the term (informal carer) and the word (care) itself are explored."

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Have they got anything for someone with a lung disease caring for their elderly mum?

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Not really Gilly. The stuff is discontinued and very basic. The leaflets from BLF and other organisations cover it all.