"I think you should sit down"
It took me a moment to process what she had just said. I was shaking and my breathing had accelerated before she even began to explain.
It was 2nd February 2011. It had been a day like any other, nothing to write home about. I was still living at home so I'm not sure who I'd be writing to anyway to be honest, but I digress... I'd been round to a friends after work that evening.…
Carer: someone who provides unpaid support to a family member or friend who would not be able to manage without this help.
It’s a definition at the core of my working day. As the Carers Support Project Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support my 9 to 5 is spent working with a large variety of people to increase the identification and support of cancer carers. But do I identify with the term myself?
On 2nd February 2011…
