Date published: July 9, 2020
“Sharing the stories – good and bad – is so important.” A message from your Shared Lives carer champions
Over the past few months it has been challenging, frustrating, exhausting, rewarding yet so many ways have been found by carers to provide wonderful support to the people in their families. In this article, Shared Lives carer champion Andy Cooke gives us just some of the many examples from across the country
It’s not going to get much easier as the world moves forward for us all but working together and supporting each other will help. Sharing the stories, good and bad, is so important. We carers love to talk together because we understand ‘how it is’ and this helps make the connections that support, inspire us and keep us going.
Alex Fox, CEO Shared Lives Plus, has written a great article about what we are all experiencing as carers now and how Shared Lives Plus is working hard to support us. It’s worth a read: You’ll never walk alone
The Shared Lives Plus Carer Champions, all carers ourselves, have been listening to and supporting carers in these difficult times. It has been inspiring to see how carers have come together, supported each other and formed new groups by telling their stories.
Please do get in touch just for a chat, if you would like to. Talk about your story, good and bad. You can email us – info@sharedlivesplus.org.uk, call us 0152 227 3499 and tune in to the Cuppa for Carers every Tuesday and Thursday! (Email us for details)
