With guest Abigail Kessel. Abi became her mother’s carer when she developed Parkinson’s and dementia. In this episode, Abi describes the constant anxiety, fear, and uncertainly that both she and her mother experienced as they navigated their changing relationship. She talks about the mental and financial strains of providing basic care for her mother, and reflects on the lack of dignity in the treatment of people at the end of their life. In the UK 3 in 5 people will be carers at some point in their lives. For Abi, her experience caring for her mother is not something she thinks she will recover from.

Producer: Sophie King

Conversations with Carers was created by Rashmi Becker, Founder of Step Change Studios, and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

www.stepchangestudios.com

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in the Conversations with Carers podcasts, the following links may be of support:

Bereavement:

Cruse Bereavement Support: https://www.cruse.org.uk/

National Bereavement Partnership: https://www.nationalbereavementpartnership.org/

Cancer:

Macmillan Cancer Support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/

Cancer Research UK: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

Carers:

Carers Trust: https://carers.org/

Carers UK: https://www.carersuk.org/

Sibs UK: https://www.sibs.org.uk/

Dementia:

Alzheimer’s Society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Dementia UK: https://www.dementiauk.org/

Elderly care:

Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/

Independent Age: https://www.independentage.org/

Mental Health:

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Rethink Mental Illness: https://www.rethink.org/

YoungMinds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

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