Mean question to carers

Hugs to you and your boys Sunflower73. I can totally understand what you are going through. You can’t even work from home unlike some of us. Please take care of yourself. Hope you are a managing to take some time for yourself. 

I was working full time as a barmaid at the time of my mums diagnosis. She was diagnosed in April 2022 and so I balanced full time work with full time care (8am-4pm caring, 5pm-1am working) until the following March 2023. I was exhausted, ballooning in weight despite barely eating and hating my job. I ended up stress quitting in March 2023 and at the same time my mums health began to decline. As much as I stressed about the big drop in income, the switchover to benefits etc - the time I’ve been able to spend with her has been invaluable and we have managed to make it work financially