Sorry to have been missing!! have been practising my caring skills
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008My husband of some 40 years has recently had surgery to his shoulder which has put his arm of choice out of action in a sling for some 3 months, making more than a little busy….
How good it is however to be a carer and understand exactly what others have to do day upon day upon dsy, mostly without any assistance. Not an onerous task, just for me time consuming, with the perameters of our relationship slightly changed, This makes us both aware of our interdependence and how lucky we are to have this.
However it really brought home to us how little help and information is really available to anyone requiring assistance either for a short or long term. We can only look towards trying to fill the gap somehow.
In the meantime whilst waiting for the end of a physio sesion i was mortified to listen to Mary Warnock….please read the next post…………