Phone call, Mum has fallen, now waiting for an ambulance #carerLife
September 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Phone call, Mum has fallen, now waiting for an ambulance #carerLife
This is really difficult. Mum is in one hospital, Dad in another. Dad “doesn’t know why he is there” Mum is struggling with the food due to a pre-existing condition. None of this would be too much of an issue except we are at home in the early throes of Covid. #carerLife
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is really difficult. Mum is in one hospital, Dad in another. Dad “doesn’t know why he is there” Mum is struggling with the food due to a pre-existing condition. None of this would be too much of an issue except we are at home in the early throes of Covid. #carerLife
Serving the breakfast tray in bed each morning, I sometimes feel as though I should be wearing a frilly white apron and followed by a charismatic fox terrier.
#CarerLife
#CarerLife
April 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Serving the breakfast tray in bed each morning, I sometimes feel as though I should be wearing a frilly white apron and followed by a charismatic fox terrier.
#CarerLife
#CarerLife
April 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Second hospital of the day for Dad #carerLife
September 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Second hospital of the day for Dad #carerLife
… the long, complicated list of conditions that we have and that have assorted interlinking
- that there’s such a thing as a set of symptoms that will be successfully and fully treated, without need for (say) ongoing meds to keep them that way
#CarerLife
- that there’s such a thing as a set of symptoms that will be successfully and fully treated, without need for (say) ongoing meds to keep them that way
#CarerLife
August 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
… the long, complicated list of conditions that we have and that have assorted interlinking
- that there’s such a thing as a set of symptoms that will be successfully and fully treated, without need for (say) ongoing meds to keep them that way
#CarerLife
- that there’s such a thing as a set of symptoms that will be successfully and fully treated, without need for (say) ongoing meds to keep them that way
#CarerLife
Sitting in traffic on the way to see Mum #carerLife ❤️
September 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Sitting in traffic on the way to see Mum #carerLife ❤️
No visit today, instead preparing bungalow, emptying car of wheelchairs to make room for frame and shopping (just Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda and Lidl) to top up all of the things which have gone out of date in the last month #carerLife
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No visit today, instead preparing bungalow, emptying car of wheelchairs to make room for frame and shopping (just Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda and Lidl) to top up all of the things which have gone out of date in the last month #carerLife
Off to move Dad’s car and supervise the pickup of the skip #carerLife
August 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Off to move Dad’s car and supervise the pickup of the skip #carerLife
Mum’s hospital is trying really hard with her food, she has graduated from the Sara Stedy today. Dad still wants to be at home but seems to be more focused on Mum. Apparently we are able to go in on Saturday. #carerLife
This is really difficult. Mum is in one hospital, Dad in another. Dad “doesn’t know why he is there” Mum is struggling with the food due to a pre-existing condition. None of this would be too much of an issue except we are at home in the early throes of Covid. #carerLife
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mum’s hospital is trying really hard with her food, she has graduated from the Sara Stedy today. Dad still wants to be at home but seems to be more focused on Mum. Apparently we are able to go in on Saturday. #carerLife
With Mum & Dad (hopefully) coming out of hospital soon, both with zimmer frames I am preparing myself for a period of slightly more hands on caring. Luckily we live close and are moving slightly closer in a few weeks. What do you know now that you wish you had known in the beginning? 1/2 #carerLife
September 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
With Mum & Dad (hopefully) coming out of hospital soon, both with zimmer frames I am preparing myself for a period of slightly more hands on caring. Luckily we live close and are moving slightly closer in a few weeks. What do you know now that you wish you had known in the beginning? 1/2 #carerLife
Today’s #carerLife drama - Dad blacked out when being assessed by the physio and so there was a full on Casualty moment with alarms & everything. He’s fine now
September 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today’s #carerLife drama - Dad blacked out when being assessed by the physio and so there was a full on Casualty moment with alarms & everything. He’s fine now
Oof. Pushing a wheelchair down the steep slopes in Sheffield, over slippery pavements covered in snow and ice is ... quite scary. I got to test the brakes quite a lot.
#carerlife
#carerlife
January 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Oof. Pushing a wheelchair down the steep slopes in Sheffield, over slippery pavements covered in snow and ice is ... quite scary. I got to test the brakes quite a lot.
#carerlife
#carerlife
Such a stunning shortlist. One of the important things about #Curae. I’m stumbling towards description here. Be lenient with me? When you’re in this role, there aren’t often resources which are gauged for creatives or would-be creatives who both depend on endeavour and could go professional with it
Thread. It is a great honour to announce the shortlist for the 2025 #Curae prize for unpaid carers
POETRY CATEGORY
Mistletoe. Sam Garvan
Diagnosis. Elizabeth Loudon
Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell
I Love Him (like salt and water). Emma Wilson
The Shop at the End of a Wave. Ia Kozoboli.
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POETRY CATEGORY
Mistletoe. Sam Garvan
Diagnosis. Elizabeth Loudon
Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell
I Love Him (like salt and water). Emma Wilson
The Shop at the End of a Wave. Ia Kozoboli.
thecuraeprize.uk
May 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#carerLife bingo “I wouldn’t have thought that you would have been into Queen” - Mum’s ring tone is We Will Rock You. She was 28 in 1977 when it was released. I told her to ask if they thought she would be into Vera Lynn HT RIP John Popham
September 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#carerLife bingo “I wouldn’t have thought that you would have been into Queen” - Mum’s ring tone is We Will Rock You. She was 28 in 1977 when it was released. I told her to ask if they thought she would be into Vera Lynn HT RIP John Popham
I've been on the go since 6.30 and if I don't get a cup of tea soon it will be all up with me.
#CarerLife
#CarerLife
April 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I've been on the go since 6.30 and if I don't get a cup of tea soon it will be all up with me.
#CarerLife
#CarerLife
Our forecast was for rain until Friday but yesterday it didn’t turn up so we had an exciting trip to the tip #carerLife
September 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Our forecast was for rain until Friday but yesterday it didn’t turn up so we had an exciting trip to the tip #carerLife
Not the Patient, Not Okay: when the person holding it together starts quietly falling apart. A raw look at carer shock, crisis fatigue and medical PTSD.
#UnremarkableMe #CarerLife #EDS #chiarimalformation #ChronicIllness #MedicalPTSD #NHS
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#UnremarkableMe #CarerLife #EDS #chiarimalformation #ChronicIllness #MedicalPTSD #NHS
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Not the Patient, Not Okay
Published 9 May 2026By Antonia @Unremarkable MeThere is a particular kind of dread that arrives when someone you love says, “It’s not that bad.”Especially when that someone is Sam.Sam could, hypotheti...
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May 13, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Not the Patient, Not Okay: when the person holding it together starts quietly falling apart. A raw look at carer shock, crisis fatigue and medical PTSD.
#UnremarkableMe #CarerLife #EDS #chiarimalformation #ChronicIllness #MedicalPTSD #NHS
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#UnremarkableMe #CarerLife #EDS #chiarimalformation #ChronicIllness #MedicalPTSD #NHS
www.unremarkableme.com/post/not-the...
I am on a train, on my way to do some in person work. This must be what it feels like when you come to the end of Maternity leave and start doing back to work days #CarerLife
March 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I am on a train, on my way to do some in person work. This must be what it feels like when you come to the end of Maternity leave and start doing back to work days #CarerLife
Frozen in an eternal now – the agony of being a carer
By Jenny Kowlaczuk Sanders
madintheuk.com/2025/09/a-ca...
#CarerLife #CaregiverBurnout #CarersVoices #HiddenCarers #GriefAndResilience #HealingThroughWords #LifeBetweenThePages #InvisibleStruggles #CareAndCourage #ParentCarer
By Jenny Kowlaczuk Sanders
madintheuk.com/2025/09/a-ca...
#CarerLife #CaregiverBurnout #CarersVoices #HiddenCarers #GriefAndResilience #HealingThroughWords #LifeBetweenThePages #InvisibleStruggles #CareAndCourage #ParentCarer
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Frozen in an eternal now – the agony of being a carer
By Jenny Kowlaczuk Sanders
madintheuk.com/2025/09/a-ca...
#CarerLife #CaregiverBurnout #CarersVoices #HiddenCarers #GriefAndResilience #HealingThroughWords #LifeBetweenThePages #InvisibleStruggles #CareAndCourage #ParentCarer
By Jenny Kowlaczuk Sanders
madintheuk.com/2025/09/a-ca...
#CarerLife #CaregiverBurnout #CarersVoices #HiddenCarers #GriefAndResilience #HealingThroughWords #LifeBetweenThePages #InvisibleStruggles #CareAndCourage #ParentCarer
I am particularly interested in getting them eating better. They have a very restricted diet due to swallowing difficulties and preferences. Hit me with your extra healthy soup recipes, and other recommendations please 2/2 #carerLife
September 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I am particularly interested in getting them eating better. They have a very restricted diet due to swallowing difficulties and preferences. Hit me with your extra healthy soup recipes, and other recommendations please 2/2 #carerLife
20. Accept the terms and conditions.
21. Tick to tell them I’m not a robot.
22. Click button to send.
23. Am bewildered as screen mysteriously blanks then returns to top of instructions.
24. Scrolling up and down the page, I find an acknowledgment.
Simples.
#CarerLife
(9/n, n=9)
21. Tick to tell them I’m not a robot.
22. Click button to send.
23. Am bewildered as screen mysteriously blanks then returns to top of instructions.
24. Scrolling up and down the page, I find an acknowledgment.
Simples.
#CarerLife
(9/n, n=9)
August 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
20. Accept the terms and conditions.
21. Tick to tell them I’m not a robot.
22. Click button to send.
23. Am bewildered as screen mysteriously blanks then returns to top of instructions.
24. Scrolling up and down the page, I find an acknowledgment.
Simples.
#CarerLife
(9/n, n=9)
21. Tick to tell them I’m not a robot.
22. Click button to send.
23. Am bewildered as screen mysteriously blanks then returns to top of instructions.
24. Scrolling up and down the page, I find an acknowledgment.
Simples.
#CarerLife
(9/n, n=9)
Dad broke his hip in February 2024 and has had a number of falls since then. Generally because he is trying to stretch a bit too far etc #carerLife
September 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Dad broke his hip in February 2024 and has had a number of falls since then. Generally because he is trying to stretch a bit too far etc #carerLife
Carers Rights Day is almost here! 💜
We loved celebrating with you all last year , here’s what carers had to say about the day
Swipe through and get ready to join us again next week!
#carersrightsday #carersupport #caregiving #communitysupport #carerlife #carerappreciation
We loved celebrating with you all last year , here’s what carers had to say about the day
Swipe through and get ready to join us again next week!
#carersrightsday #carersupport #caregiving #communitysupport #carerlife #carerappreciation
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Carers Rights Day is almost here! 💜
We loved celebrating with you all last year , here’s what carers had to say about the day
Swipe through and get ready to join us again next week!
#carersrightsday #carersupport #caregiving #communitysupport #carerlife #carerappreciation
We loved celebrating with you all last year , here’s what carers had to say about the day
Swipe through and get ready to join us again next week!
#carersrightsday #carersupport #caregiving #communitysupport #carerlife #carerappreciation
Definitely been there. I put in “acute myeloid leukaemia” (I’m a survivor and need a blood test for my annual haematology review) and it offered only one choice, “cough”, which I do not have but had to chose in order to proceed.
And I’m super easy compared to husband. #CarerLife
And I’m super easy compared to husband. #CarerLife
August 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Definitely been there. I put in “acute myeloid leukaemia” (I’m a survivor and need a blood test for my annual haematology review) and it offered only one choice, “cough”, which I do not have but had to chose in order to proceed.
And I’m super easy compared to husband. #CarerLife
And I’m super easy compared to husband. #CarerLife