Caring means many things to many people, attitudes by health organizations are changing, but very slowly. Caring for children with cancer brings not only a huge burden to the parents but an emotional journey full of guilt, a sense of failure and sometimes why?

 

Dealing with older people who may even have other illnesses as well as cancer, how do you care for someone who has no family.

 

What about people with a mental illness, how do we make them understand what is happening.

So many questions and so few answers, bringing carers together to share such valuable experiences has been a wish for many years.

 

This huge wealth of human knowledge should be shared, not just between carers but to health care professionals, nurses, doctors so we can all learn to understand what it really means to look after someone 24/7 with cancer and provide a positive attitude to those who care for someone. Thankfully not every one dies from cancer, but what happens to you as an ex carer? Returning back to work or facing life changing decisions. The experience, even positive, may change the way you view life for ever, your experience is very valuable and if you wish to help another carer through their journey, you are at the right place.