Carers Week 2016 – Meet Tina & Kaye
A part of our Carers Week celebrations, we’ve met some of the many carers in our Gateways community. Today we’d like you to meet Tina and her mum Kaye who are part of our Cafe Care Connect Program…
“Mum lives with me and has done for the last 3.5 years. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 5 years ago. She has just turned 89. We have always had a close relationship. She was there for me when I was a mum with 4 young children and now it has evolved that she needs the help and care she once so willingly gave to me. We are best friends. Mum is included in many of my social activities and is known, accepted and loved by family and friends. We are a package deal.
Recently we have been attending Gateways Cafe Care Connect. We gather around a table and eat sandwiches and cake and tea and coffee. We talk about anything and everything, the good old days, gardening, shopping, cooking, our families. There is a lot of laughter. Each time we meet there are different activities which we both enjoy. As a group of Carers and Cared for, we have an understanding and mutual respect for each other. We look forward to going each fortnight.”
