after some carers spport... guidance....

[startingnew]

hello everyone, im not really sure what im after. advice.. support...guidance.....
im a carer for my pop and has had to have a test done that was orginally thought a thyroid problem as hes had those in the past but since then have discovered a lump on his pancreas so hes jsut had one of those ct things where the dyes injected and now just awaiting results. and then he went to the drs today and now they want to do a lung biopsy. hes not too worried about it but im doing enough worrying for both of us and more.

ive really only been a carer for 2 yrs but nothing majorly like this before so some guidance would be great.

i was a helper for my nan, it wasnt paid and i was alot younger and didnt really know the meaning of being a carer as such until i started really looking after my pop.

any advice on how to cope would be much appreciated

[startingnew]

alot of my job is waiting around, cleaning, making meals and taking hime to the places he needs as well as monitoring medications and getting those for him and looking aftre his well being in general.

i havent got friends at all. but my pop goes out everyday with friends unless unwell that it for about 2 hrs and catches up with them.

im with carers/young carers australia so they can help but i dont really need respite. actually that give me an idea i could probably contact them and see what they say as well.

thank you for helping and supporting me. i really do appreciate it!

[Sophie_M]

Hi everyone, we're going to close this thread as this discussion is already happening elsewhere on the forum in startingnew's main thread:

Not coping after disclosure

Please help us keep things together on the forums by sticking to a single thread for support - if you have multiple threads going it's hard for others to keep up with your story, and it's also unfair on newer members who run the risk of having their threads overlooked in the traffic.