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hi kelly welcome to btg look forward to hearing from you ditto what everyone has said

http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/weston-super-mare-life/letters/letters_to_the_editor_june_9_2011_1_917161 Its about half way down the page .... Carers I AM a carer, looking after my mother, who is disabled. There are hundreds, if not thousands who, just like me, will be supporting Carers Week 2011, June 13-19. But there are also many people throughout Weston who look after a person, without realising that they are acting as a carer. That’s why the theme of this year’s Carers Week is ‘The True Face of Carers’. It calls for a greater recognition of the vital contribution, a diverse, sometimes unexpected range of carers make to communities like ours. Between us we save the country an incredible £119billion every year. A weekly routine can be many things for me. It can be helping managing her medications, basic help with everyday jobs, shopping, cooking and cleaning, going to appointments such as doctors, dentist, etc, taking on the system, making sure she gets all the support that she is entitled to by law, most of all being a friend, making sure she gets out to socialise with others. Carers help the person live their own life, as independently and for as long as possible, with them still feeling a degree of control in what they can do for themselves. Caring is something we do out of love, friendship or compassion often through necessity as life takes unexpected turns, but rarely through conscious choice. Many people often don’t even realise they are cares until they’ve been carrying out the responsibility for months, if not years. To your readers who are carers, or know someone who is a carer that doesn’t get enough recognition or support, I say: ‘Help is available’. They are carers’ centres and other groups out there which can offer professional information, advice and emotional support for you. For more information about Carers Week and how local groups are working together to help improve the quality of life of our carers visit www.carersweek.org MRS SONIA OWEN

Hello Michael and welcome to the site i only get RLS when i have taken painkillers/Tablets but i think this is just the drugs as i also find i cant sleep so the less i taje them the better hope you find some answers here and look forward tohearing from you donna

Hi Ian and welcome to behind the grey. I have only had the coiling done but gill had a planned clipped op and im sure she will be along shortly i have tried to find a recent post about this maybe someone will bump it up for you. look forward to hearing for you donna

I would of emailed them to but im not sure they would pay flights lol

Does anyone have problems with this i have always been ok with this but since my bleed i can’t even explain myself to anyone (not even me) the harder i try the worse i make it. Is it just because we don’t want to hurt the people close or sometimes i think we are just pushing them away further any help appreciated

thanks for the post xxx

Congrats on getting your claim i have just got my ESA through and i was nearly sick with joy hope all goes well next week xxxxx

Good Luck will be thinking of you today xx

Welcome to behind the gray im sorry i cant help with panic attacks but ive had 3 anigios and apart from been sore they have went pretty ok. i still suffer with been tired and have some memory problems as jaykay said it can take up to 2 years to recover im 12 months in now and am alot better than 6months ago as everyone says take it easy and dont push yourself to hard look forward to hearing from you donna xxx

welcome to behind the gray Tracy im sure you will find everything you need to no ( or you can ask ) i look forward to hearing from you donna xxx

Is anyone here doing permitted work while claiming ESA. I have found a few hours a week with a friend my dad no( think they are just feeling sorryfor me but oh well ). They have offered to pay me for this work but im worried i wont be able to to commit to this its only 4-6 hrs a week and i can pick them but it costs them to money to set up a new employee so i would like to only volenteer for the first month any help apperciated donna

Hi Melissa and welcome to behind the gray gosh you have alot to deal with. i look forward to hearing from you. i dont have a shunt either but as karen said there are plenty of people here who will be able to help you. Take care and rest plenty Donna xxx

well done on the all clear

Hi Hazel and welcome to behind the gray i think gill has covered it all in her post so ill try and not ramble on !!! just do what you can and dont push yourself too much !!! look forward to hearing from you donna xxxx

welcome to BTG simon !! take care donna x

Hi Pollyanna welcome to behind the gray look forward to hereing from you donna xxx

Hi maggie i had my bleed last may 3rd and still suffer headaches nothing so far has wroked even though ive been on many diferent meds and seen a different neuro doc ( other than my own ) they think its mirgrines but the tablets for this didnt work either My uncle was told by a friends that after his bleed it took 18 months for the headaches to go so i only take painkillers when im really bad and am looking forward to the 18 month mark hope you get sorted soon donna xx

you can fly as soon as you feel fit ( so allmy doctors in the hospital told me i flew about 5 weeks after my coiling and it was fine Donna PS will be thinking of you on the 31st xxxx http://www.brainandspine.org.uk/information/neurological_conditions/subarachnoid_haemorrhage/index.html page 29 has info on flying

When i was in hospital i was told my sah had nothing to do with smoking but that i had to give it up. they said i hadnt smoked long enough or enough cigs to have done the damage. i started at 15 a few a day 7/8 (unless i was out)till 20 then i stopped for 3 1/2 years and went back on them about a year before my bleed. i didnt smoke in the hospital and stopped when i came out for 11 months untill 3 weeks ago when i decided to start up it does scare me smoking but the strange thing is i feel this is the only control i have on my life at the minute and i am holding onto it with dear life ( i no its not its just the way i feel) Donna

when i went to join out local (gym) that has these machines when i filled in the questionaire for the joining i was told not to use these donna

Justring up the company and ask for some claim forms say nothing other than that or speak to your financial adviser who many contact them on your behalf !!

MONO i smoked before my SAH and was told it had nothing to do with it as i didnt smoke many and hadnt smoked for a long time that said i was still told to STOP !!!! donna

seems that the post has been updated here it is in different form http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20110506/ts_usnews/healthbuzzcoffeesexincreaseaneurysmrisk

What about bowls i no our club does this one day a week !! or building small crafts ie aeroplanes there are different difficuties with these and they may help strenghtin his arm not been very helpful but will keep on thingkin