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FEEL GOOD FRIDAY:

Well it's the end of the week again and I was wondering: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?, I am not sure who I am, but with all the flaws and richness of my...

Well it's the end of the week again and I was wondering: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU A...

•6 years ago

Alzheimer’s Dementia Heart Deviation & Prick Test

Not many people know how lay person can spot heart trouble that warrants medical intervention. Picture is my dad’s heart NOW he is Dementia Alzheimer’s suffer...

Not many people know how lay person can spot heart trouble that warrants medical...

•6 years ago

REQUIRE CARERS ALLOWANCE FOR MY CARER

i AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF MY PARTNER MRS EILEEN ROBINSON IS ENTITLED TO CARERS ALLOWANCE. I DIVORCED MY WIFE IN 2017, AND SINCE THEN HAVE LIVED IN MY CAR AND...

i AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF MY PARTNER MRS EILEEN ROBINSON IS ENTITLED TO CARERS ...

•6 years ago

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The ups and downs of life

I received a sad phone call yesterday to let me know that a fairly close and popular family member has just succumbed to his terminal brain tumour, and died....

I received a sad phone call yesterday to let me know that a fairly close and pop...

•6 years ago

Help memory loss vitamin b12?

Help! Memory loss 29year old female. Good health. Thinking/hoping a vitamin b12 problem. Losing my mind right now. Father died of diabetes aged 43 (didnt take...

Help! Memory loss 29year old female. Good health. Thinking/hoping a vitamin b12 ...

•6 years ago

Help please

My elderly mother moved in with me 19 months ago and it has affected my health and well being dramatically. I really need to have a break from her now and...

My elderly mother moved in with me 19 months ago and it has affected my health a...

•6 years ago

ESA

So here we go once again, although I have requested a home visit when the esa form got filled in. They have sent a letter sending me to Glasgow to another...

So here we go once again, although I have requested a home visit when the esa fo...

•6 years ago

carers

i claim pip standard rate care my mum cares for me 40+ hours a week can she get carers allowance

i claim pip standard rate care my mum cares for me 40+ hours a week can she get ...

•6 years ago

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY

Well, I’ve heard it all! This made me laugh when I asked ‘Alexa’ on my Amazon Echo device what was special about today, and ‘she’ said it’s, NATIONAL WAFFLE...

Well, I’ve heard it all! This made me laugh when I asked ‘Alexa’ on my Amazon Ec...

•6 years ago

An update

Good morning. This is just a small update for all those kind people who suggested ideas as to how to get my friend's mum to eat more, after losing her appetite...

Good morning. This is just a small update for all those kind people who suggeste...

•6 years ago

Care Agency

Hi all, I am looking after my elderly mother who has COPD and is frail, on O2. I am looking for an agency to provide care (short periods and 24 hour live in)...

Hi all, I am looking after my elderly mother who has COPD and is frail, on O2. ...

•6 years ago

Feel Good Friday

So here we are at the end of another busy week! In the UK the heatwave has finally broken this past couple of weeks, which is a relief to us all. August is...

So here we are at the end of another busy week! In the UK the heatwave has final...

•6 years ago

Anxiety

Not sure if feeling anxious is a symptom of hyperthyroid or jus ageing. I have no idea where a confident person went and changed into an anxious over thinker...

Not sure if feeling anxious is a symptom of hyperthyroid or jus ageing. I have n...

•6 years ago

Thoughts and advice on dealing with loneliness?

Hi there, My Grandmother has just turned 90, and lives on her own at home. She is fairly frail now, with short term memory failing, and cannot drive. Other...

Hi there, My Grandmother has just turned 90, and lives on her own at home. She i...

•6 years ago

Changing Medication

I know it's very early days but I've just been taken off Pergolide tablets as they are no longer available and o put on Pramipexole. Pergolide worked...

I know it's very early days but I've just been taken off Pergolide tablets as th...

•6 years ago

This heatwave carries dangers, but the warning signs are there!

Are we coming to the end of this heatwave? We certainly hope so, and I imagine our loved ones do too! Although it’s been nice to have some sun in the summer...

Are we coming to the end of this heatwave? We certainly hope so, and I imagine o...

•6 years ago

Meals

Thank you everyone for some great ideas , that really helps xx

Thank you everyone for some great ideas , that really helps xx

•6 years ago

Care giving

An article I’m sharing from HealthUnlocked posted by 2greys. Hope the link works....

An article I’m sharing from HealthUnlocked posted by 2greys. Hope the link works...

•6 years ago

Meals

Does anyone have any ideas for meals for one , that are easy to prepare . My husband doesn’t eat a meal now , he has to have small snacks . By the time I get...

Does anyone have any ideas for meals for one , that are easy to prepare . My hus...

•6 years ago

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY

Good morning folks, Here we are again at Friday, don't the weeks go around so quickly? What can you all share with us this week, any high points or can we...

Good morning folks, Here we are again at Friday, don't the weeks go around so qu...

•6 years ago

What is Goin'On

What happens if you have no Carer or definitive diagnosis yet suspect because of Function - targetted out of employment 1996 when classic heart failure...

What happens if you have no Carer or definitive diagnosis yet suspect because of...

•6 years ago

help

can anybody help please i am a pensioner claiming my pension my daughter is on mobility high rate can i claim carers allowance as i am looking after at least...

can anybody help please i am a pensioner claiming my pension my daughter is on m...

•6 years ago

treading on eggshells

For many years now I have lived with my mother after losing my father to a mental illness. At the time of my father it was hard coping with his nasty...

For many years now I have lived with my mother after losing my father to a menta...

anxiousandexhausted

•6 years ago

Dont become invisible.!

For me as a carer to my partner/husband,David, who has dementia,and almost no mobility,doubly incontinent and a host of other ailments , its become...

For me as a carer to my partner/husband,David, who has dementia,and almost no mo...

•6 years ago

Newbie here!! I am in the US Any more people from US here

My hubby is in 3-4 years diagnosis for PSP. He is still able to care for his daily needs albeit very slowly. I am hoping to gain insight and tips on how to...

My hubby is in 3-4 years diagnosis for PSP. He is still able to care for his dai...

•6 years ago

Sort of Good Saturday

Hi All. I have not been posting for sometime 9but have been reading when I had a chance) as life has been more than slightly manic. We finally got a move...

Hi All. I have not been posting for sometime 9but have been reading when I had ...

•6 years ago

Feel Good Friday

Hi everyone, how are you folks doing? It’s August already and we’ve come to the end of another busy week, and looking forward to the weekend or even holidays...

Hi everyone, how are you folks doing? It’s August already and we’ve come to the...

•6 years ago

Accommodation

Hello, just joined. My daughter was in supported housing in a shared house for about 6 months, but the police were called today to remove her as she was...

Hello, just joined. My daughter was in supported housing in a shared house for ...

•6 years ago

New Dementia Charity

Hello, I am trying to identify the potential need for a new charity to support those living with dementia who do not have any close friends or family to help...

Hello, I am trying to identify the potential need for a new charity to support t...

•6 years ago

Sad

feel stupid- recently moved house - downsized so been bit traumatic with all excess furniture etc - always been social and got neighbours together - keep...

feel stupid- recently moved house - downsized so been bit traumatic with all exc...

•6 years ago

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