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Juggling balls while riding a unicycle: The madness of being a carer
Paperback
Biographies GeneralHumorSelf-Help
ISBN13: 9781068161605
Publisher: Wistful Media
Published: Feb 28 2026
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Being a carer won't be a good addition to your CV. It will be considered a career break. The role doesn't contribute towards your own retirement fund and it certainly won't help with a mortgage application. Yep, it sucks!
But you are loved. That is priceless.
This book highlights the ripple effects that taking on the role of a carer can have on all aspects of your life. The extra pressures it can put on daily activities, even on the relationship between the carer and the person who needs the care. It's a balancing act between trying to be superhuman and managing it all, keeping everyone happy, all while hanging on to your own sanity.
There is no 'one fix fits all' and the care system that people find themselves in is not ideal and is creaking under the pressure of the amount of people needing its resources. This book shines a light on situations you probably would not consider unless you were in that position - hard choices that need to be made; the loneliness and isolation. Also the need for the right kind of support and a healthy dose of humour to see you through.
So why do so many people find themselves in this role that gives them little recognition, yet they step up daily, without complaint. Do you have to be slightly mad to fill that role? If push came to shove... could you? Would you?
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