Here in Britain, and perhaps all around the world, people who care for disabled or old people often aren't paid. Nor are they always taken seriously enough by others, including by doctors.

UK Carers Week 2016 begins today. Here's the press release.This is personal for me because I rely on my partner's loving, unpaid care. Are you a carer? Do you ( Read more... )

I attended our local Day of Mourning Vigil tonight to commemorate the lives of people with disabilities killed by caregivers. Last year was apparently 6 people under a tent. This year we had over 20 people, including several speakers, programs, chairs, a microphone and a ramp to a stage. Even though the purpose was sad, it was empowering to see ( Read more... )

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/26/iain-duncan-smith-unlawfully-dicriminated-against-the-disabled-rules-judge?CMP=fb_guRead more... )

Have you watched The Theory of Everything yet? It took me a while to watch this biopic about the great physicist Stephen Hawking because he's a role model for me. ( Cut for spoilers )

Here in Britain, Carers Week starts today. I like this infographic about caring.

Here in Britain, 9-15 June will be Carers Week this year. Several of us in friendly_crips have carers, whether personally close or visiting. Some of us are carers ( Read more... )

Here in Britain we're invited to pledge our support (with or without donating money) to the Carers Week Quest. Carers Week is an 'awareness campaign' which will run 9-15 June 2014. They have a good point here. Caring is hard work and carers don't always get appreciated ( Read more... )

I'm embarrassed that I didn't notice this scandal until it hit the news yesterday. But if you're a voter for the British Parliament, I hope you'll act on this. It's a simple online task that might prevent people - yourself, perhaps, now or in the future - from being given grossly short visits for essential care.

The health secretary for the UK Government (link goes to the BBC website), said that ( Read more... )

There was a documentary on telly here in Britain a while ago, called Being Pamela, about Pamela Edwards who has Dissociative Identity Disorder. If you know where it's available online please would you post the link to this comm? I watched it when it was broadcast. Here's a newspaper article about itIt horrified me that this lady's carers kept ( Read more... )