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JakeKale · #1 12th February 2014, 23:34

Hi guys, I'm Jake. I'm a full-time carer for my elderly mother, which means my own life has been put on hold. I'm not sure how I feel about that to be honest. On the one hand I'd quite like a social life, on the other I could happily retire away from the whole human species!

I'll probably just lurk for a while to get the feel of this place before I start posting, if that's OK. Once my confidence is up I'll hopefully get stuck in!

Pathetic_Earthling · #2 13th February 2014, 01:29

Hi Jake

and welcome

rachlou · #3 13th February 2014, 06:02

Hi Joke, nice to meet you!

rachlou · #4 13th February 2014, 06:03

JAKE, sorry

JakeKale · #5 13th February 2014, 10:32

Hi guys, thanks for the welcome! And don't worry rachlou, I am a joke!

rachlou · #6 13th February 2014, 12:47

I bet your not x

LordSnow · #7 13th February 2014, 13:38

Welcome Jake

JakeKale · #8 13th February 2014, 16:56

Thanks guys and gals. I will get involved, I promise! I've not been too active today as days tend to be quite busy.

And thanks Rob, it's nice to know I'm not alone on here.

rachlou · #9 13th February 2014, 18:24

I also work with the elderly so know too how physically and emotionally demanding it is!

JakeKale · #10 13th February 2014, 20:30

It can be incredibly demanding, yes. A big problem for my Mum is she can't do a lot of the things she used to, like just going out for a while. So most of the time it's a case of trying to keep her occupied and happy, and not really thinking about my own problems. I dunno, it seems selfish to worry about myself. But the flipside is, if I don't try to sort myself out I can't be an effective carer. Life, eh?

Right, time to venture outside this thread, methinks!