Life and logistics
Carers
For the people nobody has asked how they are.
About half the members of this circle are not on anything themselves. They are here because someone they care for is, and because nobody has asked them a single question about how they are coping.
We ask. This circle has the longest silences of any on the site and we have learned to let them sit.
Who this circle is for
- You care for someone who is on treatment
- You are on treatment while also caring for someone
- You are an unpaid carer and simply need a room
Agreements here
- You are allowed to need something too, and you do not have to justify it
- We do not turn this into a clinical circle about the person being cared for
My husband's side effects and my exhaustion
Lando14 replies
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Managing my mother's injections and her dementia
Idris14 replies
A question rather than an update: Managing my mother's injections and her dementia Practical question, and possibly a silly one. I have read the guides here, which were more useful than…
Being a carer at 71
Özlem12 replies
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When the person you care for refuses their dose
Gwyth14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: When the person you care for refuses their dose Practical question, and possibly a silly one. What I would find most…
Caring while starting treatment myself
Keeley12 replies
A question rather than an update: Caring while starting treatment myself Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of advice I read was written for someone with a…
What our social worker actually helped with
Lando13 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: What our social worker actually helped with Practical question, and possibly a silly one. The thing that has…
Nobody has asked how I am in two years
Pam18 replies
Nobody has asked how I am in two years — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I am aware…
The pharmacy run when you cannot leave the house
Keeley16 replies
Something I have been sitting with: The pharmacy run when you cannot leave the house Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Practical question, and possibly a silly…
How I keep my own bloods monitored while managing his
Seren14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: How I keep my own bloods monitored while managing his Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…
Carer's allowance, appointments and no time to be ill
Idris20 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Carer's allowance, appointments and no time to be ill Anyone else navigating this? I feel as though every piece of…
The guilt of resenting it sometimes
Idris19 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: The guilt of resenting it sometimes The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine is. I have written…
My son has learning disabilities and this is my responsibility
Sable20 replies
My son has learning disabilities and this is my responsibility Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Practical question, and possibly a silly one. Here is where I am.…
Respite that finally happened
Özlem22 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Respite that finally happened Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me more than the medicine…
Two sets of medications, one dosette box
Lando20 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Two sets of medications, one dosette box Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. The logistics of this are defeating me more than…