THE REALITY OF BEING A CARER!
It's not all tea and giggles writes Dave Lomas
who was a full time carer for 12 years.
The picture is for illustration purposes only!
Almost every single picture of an elderly or disabled person being looked after in their home by a carer, (often a family member), shows them laughing or smiling but this is far from the true reality of the situation in many cases. Such pictures may promote a friendly, loving and caring image but behind the scenes this is sometimes not the true case.
With an aging population comes a variety of both physical and emotional problems for people dependent on others in their old age but for the person caring for that person they are also at risk of both physical and even mental problems in the future as a result of looking after someone over a prolonged period of time.
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