21st centuary lepers
A page in the diary "the carer got sick - no help for them"
Written by Faye Monday, 4 January 2010 01:25
i was reading a novel last week about the lepers in the late 19th century - how they were cast aside - put on islands and isolated from the community. It still happens today, only the disease has changed it is now dementia. Friends abandon you, family cannot comes to grips with it and stay away, no matter how active you were in the community or how well known you once were be assured that dementia will not only rob you of you mind and well being, but also your partner of support. We are isolated in our homes, if we are lucky we (the partners) get to escape for a short period (known as respite) but the fight for that is asexhausting as caring for your loved one.
this disease will become more prevelant, however as we the carers are too busy caring for our loved ones we do not have the time or energy to lobby for better conditions................just imagine what would happen if all the carers "Up and Quit" the Government would face massive cost.........carers are nothing short of slave labour in this so-called enlighted times!!!!