Q? When is a Carer not a Carer? Ans ? Apparently and according to those who say what order the vaccinations go, when its an unpaid carer!! I kid you not.
Yesterday i found out the very disturbing news that all "Unpaid carers" do not qualify for vaccination the same time as other paid carers in full-time work ?? Now don't get me wrong, the carers that work in care homes, and visit people at home should be and quite rightly are at the top of the pile when it comes to vaccinations, but what about the "Forgotten Army" of carers in the UK who are unpaid and look after those most vulnerable in our society ?? You know, those that cannot clock off, or go for a break, or ask someone to take over, the ones who don't go home at the end of the day but are there 24/7 looking after loved ones, you know, the ones who didn't ask to be a carer?? What about all of those when it comes to vaccinations??
Do you most of these so-called unpaid carers get Carer's allowance so is that not some kind of payment for what they do? So what's the difference ?? Everything about this is wrong, both morally and logically. "Worst case scenario" unpaid carers become sick and possibly die with covid because they have to shop etc for loved ones who are most vulnerable to this awful disease. Who then looks after those left behind ?? The paid carers ? My God have they not enough to do at the moment?
Am i being biased? B****Y right i am, i have dementia and if it wasn't for my incredible wife Elaine who has nursed me through the last few years and looked after me the way she has i would be DEAD!! It really is as simple as that !! Can you even begin to imagine how guilty we feel because we will get our vaccinations before our loved ones who are caring for us, the worry that goes with it, waiting for them to get theirs ??
My friends, there is something very wrong here and i will not let this rest until i have been given a sensible answer or something changes very quickly
Norrms xxx
Yesterday i found out the very disturbing news that all "Unpaid carers" do not qualify for vaccination the same time as other paid carers in full-time work ?? Now don't get me wrong, the carers that work in care homes, and visit people at home should be and quite rightly are at the top of the pile when it comes to vaccinations, but what about the "Forgotten Army" of carers in the UK who are unpaid and look after those most vulnerable in our society ?? You know, those that cannot clock off, or go for a break, or ask someone to take over, the ones who don't go home at the end of the day but are there 24/7 looking after loved ones, you know, the ones who didn't ask to be a carer?? What about all of those when it comes to vaccinations??
Do you most of these so-called unpaid carers get Carer's allowance so is that not some kind of payment for what they do? So what's the difference ?? Everything about this is wrong, both morally and logically. "Worst case scenario" unpaid carers become sick and possibly die with covid because they have to shop etc for loved ones who are most vulnerable to this awful disease. Who then looks after those left behind ?? The paid carers ? My God have they not enough to do at the moment?
Am i being biased? B****Y right i am, i have dementia and if it wasn't for my incredible wife Elaine who has nursed me through the last few years and looked after me the way she has i would be DEAD!! It really is as simple as that !! Can you even begin to imagine how guilty we feel because we will get our vaccinations before our loved ones who are caring for us, the worry that goes with it, waiting for them to get theirs ??
My friends, there is something very wrong here and i will not let this rest until i have been given a sensible answer or something changes very quickly
Norrms xxx