I was horrified to see the results of the Carers First survey: nine out of ten carers losing sleep because of the cost of living crisis, a third regularly going without food and many experiencing severe mental health troubles and depression.
I do know just a little bit about caring, because I helped look after my mother during her many years of dementia. I know how lonely and desperate you can feel. And that’s why it’s even more important that carers find out about the support and financial help that is available. It’s never enough but, surely, every little helps.
And that’s the message that Carers First are trying to get across, to lighten the load for the thousands of unpaid carers across the country. Let’s do all we can to spread that vital message.
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