Campaign with us: carersuk.org/intheplan
“all of our stories
demand to be heard.
Each is extraordinary
in its way. Together
they illuminate what
it is to be a carer”
And in the midst of all the
challenge, the exhaustion,
the grief, what it’s like to
hold onto a sense of who
you are as an individual.
What it’s like to create
precious memories and
live life for the present,
when both your daughter
and your husband are
terminally ill.
We may not all have a
story which can captivate
an audience, as Steph’s did
at the Members Conference
– but all of our stories
demand to be heard. Each
is extraordinary in its way.
Together they illuminate
what it is to be a carer and
bring to life our call for
better support and services
to make this care possible.
Tell your story
We’re creating a space
on our website to tell and
share your stories.
Not just because every story
is worth telling, but so those
with the stories can connect
with each other too and
share understanding. It’s
part of being a supportive
community.
By adding
your
story, we
will ask
you to
take one
more step
and share
it – with
your friends
on social
media, as a
letter to the editor of your
local newspaper or radio
station, or to your local
councillor or MP. So we can
spread these stories far
and wide to help improve
understanding and effect
change.
“we can spread
these stories
far and wide
to help improve
understanding
and effect
change”
We are starting with
Carers UK members and
then, once the map is alive
with your stories, we will
launch it more widely,
inviting carers everywhere
to tell their stories.
Just go to
carersuk.org/wecare
and follow the steps to
tell your story.
@carersuk
/carersuk
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