Caring

My experience of caring for Carole has taught me much.

We all start out caring for a close relative or friend out of love or duty, and willingly give our all.

I found that, combined with a full time job, even with one of the best employers, it becomes a relentless load, which can eventually affect the carers own health and well-being.

I was visiting Carole every day, the visiting hours, are geared up to people who don't have a job, at the RUH, which meant I left early form work a lot.

Carole and I eventually agreed I would go every other day, so I could rest, catch up with housework etc. I still felt guilty doing this.

I now advise friends to watch out and lok after themselves as well as they person they are caring for.

It becomes a relentless burden that there is no way out of , if you are not careful.

I was helped and saved , by my neighbours and 1 or 2 of Caroles close friends who did so much.

Carole had no close family or relatives so it was always going to be down to me, even though we had only completed our divorce some 4 months earlier.

Here is a picture I took in Joshua Tree in the US.

Old BBC audio test gear

I bought these from BBC Redundant Plant many years ago
A TS 10/P oscillator and a ATM 1/P measuring set