She should have retired She should be doing as she wishes She should be just Gran to a grown-up grandchild But she’s not She’s stepping in — again — filling the gaps where others should be Not out of duty Out of love Out of fear of what happens if she doesn’t 🪡

To every MP voting on PIP today: Have you ever filled in the forms? Measured your life in metres and checkboxes? Been told your pain doesn’t count — because you smiled? If not, ask yourself this: Do you really understand what you’re about to vote on? @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

Is the real reason @rightmove doesn’t have accessibility filters - because there are so few accessible homes for younger disabled people, it’s easier to hide that? Add the filters Show the reality Maybe then the government & developers would start taking access seriously

#carersweek Are unpaid carers really close to governments heart as Liz Kendall claimed this week.

Visual story of our hospital stay at start of year Hospital admitted today: “Staff sometimes take a step back & leave the loved one or carer to provide much of the care.” That carer was me Stayed 24/7 doing all care while @DWP stopped both PIP & CA Reality of unpaid care 🧵

This is an excellent visual story by @rachela-s.bsky.social It highlights the reality for many carers. x.com/RaeA_Smith/s...

An unpaid carer is never off duty, hour after hour, year after year

What does the Pathways to Work green paper actually mean, who might be affected, how much could they lose, what are the good and worrying bits of planned changes to support & assessments? A long 🧵 ...

@angharadbeckett.bsky.social saw this article thought you’d be interested internationalednews.com/2022/03/30/t...

Inspirational woman #InternationalWomensDay2025 Dr Olive Scott @TheBHF @CHSurgeryFund @HeartSomerville #DrOliveScott #Killingbeck #CHD history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-phys…

Thanks to @joshhalliday.bsky.social for reporting on our story. A change of environment to a hospital rather than your home doesn’t mean your caring responsibilities disappear, they actually increase. Carers allowance (& PIP) should not stop when in hospital, as we are still there, still caring

“When people get to 18, it’s like being sent in a tiny little boat, out to sea. It’s just terrifying.” A lot of nodding reading this from @johnharris1969.bsky.social #SEND

More from Sir James Munby on assisted dying following the recent debate in the House: What role for the judge - more thoughts. transparencyproject.org.uk/assisted-dyi...

“The amount of hours a week unpaid carers are expected to do – or more accurately, left to do – would normally be covered by a team of carers, not just one person” bylinetimes.com/2024/04/18/n...