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into the arteries towards
her heart and that allows us
to inject antibiotics directly
into her blood stream to
fight the infection. Someone
needs to be at home with
her to administer her
medication.
Helping employers help
carers
We have a balancing act
between work and home.
At work we try to help our
managers understand our
situation and give them as
much warning as possible
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when we think Amber’s
health is deteriorating. If I
say to my manager, ‘Amber
has a cough’ they need to
understand that’s not just
a normal cough and might
be the start of something
more serious, which might
involve me being away from
the office.
My employers are really
supportive of us. We have a
dedicated carers’ group in
the office and I am now its
co-chair. A while ago, Carers
UK came in to talk to the
group and I told them that I
felt some anxiety whenever
there was a change in
manager. The journey
typically goes that you
build a relationship with a
manager and educate them
about your situation, which
makes things easier. When
you get a new manager
you start to feel this anxiety
rising. You start to think,
‘I hope this manager is as
understanding as the last
one.’ Carers UK put forward
the idea of a carer passport,
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