Comments on: Parents and carers need more help

By: George Helon

George Helon — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:01:40 +0000

If uou haven’t already PLEASE SIGN, SHARE and SPONSOR this PETITION calling on the Prime Minister and the federal government to justly and morally recognise and care for carers, especially those only in receipt of a Carer Allowance who need immediate, realistic and proper financial recognition for their unrequited efforts in underpinning Australia’s aged care, health and disability sectors – saving the government and the Australian taxpayer more 77.9 billion dollars a year!

Family carers need, and rightly deserve the same respect, recognition and comparable financial remuneration as paid support workers; they should be valued, not taken advantage of.

https://www.change.org/CarersAustraliaPetition

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:36:21 +0000

In reply to Kimberly Graham. Thanks Kim. I know your caring journey is not an easy one. Julie xx

By: Kimberly Graham

Kimberly Graham — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:28:21 +0000

Very on point Julie, I couldn’t have written about this better myself.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:49:30 +0000

In reply to Linh.

Linh,
I’m so sorry to hear that you don’t have enough funding for your boys. It must be a real struggle to give them the social life they want without that support.
Take care. I really hope that you get a break to help with your exhaustion.
Julie

By: Linh

Linh — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:41:44 +0000

Well I have 2 adult sons with physical disabilities and even though they are 25 & 26 but due to their syndrome they are much need for support as they often having falls and the strenght of their legs can give up at any time without warning. Luckily due to their syndrome they have small stature but still have adult weight.
I have very bad depression and still working 3 days/week thus I really understand the issue of not enough respite funding.
They are the age where they want to go out and have fun with friends but still don’t have enough funding so I still have to go with them. Think about going to a party with your mother, not much fun on that.
There are time where I just burst to tears of exhaustion and frustration..
Well we all become super-human with special abilities & strength that can overcome everything in life.
And we keep going going & going until we can’t…