A few years ago, this guy told me that his wife had decided to stop working because her parents were poorly. They had many health appointments that she basically couldn’t help them and work at the same time. I accepted it but didn’t truly realise what it meant until I Read more…
What I’ve been doing to support Roger and his family I’m not sure if I’ve managed to capture everything but the following list captures most of what I’ve been managing. How did it affect me? Doing the above required me to do the following: How did my experience reinforce the Read more…
What is a live-in carer? Live-in care is a type of service where a professionally trained care worker moves into someone’s home full time to live with them and support their care needs. A live-in carer is able to look after the person 24 hours a day and assist with Read more…
The care home was lovely. It was well organised, the storage areas were hidden, there were different areas for residents to spend time in, it was clean, the staff seemed nice, there was a place of worship, a place where visitors could get a hot drink and some snacks and Read more…
The Medical Escort was happy for Roger to fly home but she wasn’t going to let him return to his home where he lived alone. While he was in India, he had a full-time carer who stayed with him in the hospital, as well as, the hospital staff who checked Read more…
The travel insurance provider arranged for us to have a call with a medical expert so that they could assess Roger’s health over the phone. I thought this would be the end of it but they explained that we couldn’t return until a Medical Escort assessed him in person. They Read more…
We arrived in India, dropped off our luggage at someone’s home, went to see Roger and then searched for a hotel to stay in. It was scary to see him looking so fragile. Our stay in India was difficult in so many ways The trip was, emotionally and physically, challenging. Read more…
