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71Diary of a Foster Carer
Now that the last of the kids is lost deep in the heart of undergraduate life, the house feels a tad empty. I'll be honest my wife and I had dreamed of the time in our lives we the house was ours. The seemingly endless years of the school run (not...
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54I have a lifetime of hurt caused by members of my family.
Even as a child, I helped out my sisters' families when they had difficulties. However, when I have needed my family in difficult times, they have not been there for me. When I put my life on hold to become my mother's(and their mother) unpaid...
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74103 Years Young
She had reached the grand old age of one hundred and three. How much longer could she go on?
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52Islington Social Services Creeping Cuts Affecting Vulerable Adults and Their Carers
Islington is facing budget cuts of 53 million pounds and because of this there must be cuts in services. However, cutting services without impact assessments on vulnerable people and their carers is tantamount to abandoning some of the most...
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58BRYAN and ROGER. DECEMBER UPDATE.
DECEMBER UPDATE MERRY MERRY AND HAPPY HAPPY Ok here is the end of the year update for you. We will not be doing what I was hoping for the holidays. No high seas. We are not sure what we’re doing for Xmas yet but that all depends upon...
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61NOVEMBER UPDATE
NOVEMBER Welcome to my November update. This will be a follow-up to Roger’s update. We went to the oncologist on Friday. Roger has decided to do the trial. Needless to say, I had read, studied, researched, googled everything I...
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77'you stink and your mum's a baghead'!
“School kids, addicted families” When I began teaching I would never have imagined that I would witness children arriving at school unfed, unwashed, uniforms covered in stains and reeking of urine. Worst of all, their empty eyes and...
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72Confessions of a Freelancer
Sometimes I envy people with steady jobs. They go to familiar cubicles, surrounded by pictures of their loved ones, and sip coffee out of their favorite mugs. They don’t have to stress about where their next gig is going to come from. They can simply focus on the job at hand. There is a clear demarcation between work and home. And the weekends are for them to explore.
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74The Social, Emotional, financial and Physical Effects of a 'Stroke', CVA Cerebrovascular Accident
The aim of this hub is to investigate some of the effects a stroke may have on an individual, and the impact it may have on the person's life. Having worked within care settings for a number of years, I feel that I am familiar with some of the...
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40Starting Life Again & Being enriched
beginning a new life To Promise Yourself for the Sake of You To Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing will disturb your peace of mind. To always speak health, happiness, and prosperity to everyone you meet. To always make all your...
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