Juggling Care Blog

Support and updates for carers

Long Covid - Caring about those who dare to care

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Annette Merrick
20 May, 2021
As we cautiously enjoy some measures of ‘normality’ returning to our lives, let’s remember the 120,000 NHS doctors, nurses and health care workers whose future is uncertain because they’re still unwell. Whilst most of us stayed safe in lockdown, they cared for people seriously ill with...

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Helping someone recovering from an operation, stroke, heart attack or illness (such as Covid)

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Annette Merrick
18 March, 2021
If you are helping someone who’s recovering from an operation, stroke, heart attack or illness (such as Covid), this blog provides some tips for: Supporting a recovering person Deciding what to do Making time for yourself Supporting a recovering person Recovery can be a time of...

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Caring is an international language

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Annette Merrick
05 February, 2021
Today we are celebrating our first testimonial from Australia! We appreciate all the feedback we receive about our courses and from time to time we publish some extracts on our Testimonials page. One of the exciting things about people’s feedback is the wide variation in how Juggling Care...

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How to Enjoy More ‘You Time’ as a Carer

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Annette Merrick
22 January, 2021
Tolkien made it sound so simple, but in reality, the decisions we make about what we 'do with the time that is given us' can be quite complicated. Unpaid carers are facing considerable challenges as a result of the pandemic, and these have significantly changed their lives, both physically...

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New beginnings

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Annette Merrick
31 December, 2020
The end of a year is a time of reflection for many people – a time when we might decide to do some things differently in the year ahead. It takes careful thought and planning to successfully make changes. As carers, making changes in our own plans can cause our carees ripples of anxiety...

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Sewing – a useful skill or a hobby that promotes wellbeing?

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Annette Merrick
01 December, 2020
Being comfortable with how to sew opens up a whole range of possibilities! At the most basic level, repairing clothes becomes easy – you're likely to open your sewing kit quicker and so benefit from the old saying is 'a stitch in time saves nine'. It's possible to do lots of repairs using just...

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Dancing in the kitchen when you can’t go out

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Annette Merrick
14 November, 2020
In this blog we’ll be covering how to create a safe place for dancing at home and what types of dance are on offer. We’ve also included some useful video links to help you get started. If you’re able to add dancing to the activities you can do at home it has so many benefits. Being great...

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28 days of indoor activity ideas to inspire you when you can’t go out

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Annette Merrick
05 November, 2020
How would you like to benefit from the exciting challenge we’ve set ourselves? Each day over the next four weeks, we will be adding another idea to the Indoor Activities Bank we’re building for you to dip into whenever you want inspiration. Of course, with everyone having their own...

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If you want something done, ask a busy person

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Annette Merrick
18 September, 2020
The old saying ‘If you want something done, ask a busy person’ holds sufficient truth to make me think it’s behind some of caregiving’s puzzles. Let’s consider this further: 1) Many people who become carers were busy even before they started caring. This busy-ness can mean they rush into...

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Lessons learnt in lockdown

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Annette Merrick
10 August, 2020
I laughed at this cartoon pre-lockdown because I’d be the first to admit there were some elements of truth in it for me. I knew that inviting people round on a regular basis was doubly beneficial to me – not only did I enjoy their company but it also kept me on my toes in terms of doing my...

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Our Juggling Care Blog provides support and updates for carers who help family members or friends who, because they're disabled, ill or elderly, couldn’t manage otherwise. Our aim is to help carers make enjoyment an everyday part of their caregiving lives.

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