Hi @NikNik and everyone else! Sorry I am so late to join in this conversation - have been at hospital all day with mum. I've just referred myself as mum's carer, not really thinking about it much. But first and foremost I am her daughter. It surprises me that when I am with mum at either doctors or at the hospital people will say how lucky mum is to have such a loving daughter to care for her. But for me it's just a natural thing to do - that is my mum. It does sadden me that there are so many people out there that don't have the support our loved ones do - and I find social workers and even the psychiatrist I liaised with today told me there are so many people out there, especially elderly people 😞

Something I need to work on though is this - friends or new people I meet will ask me if I work and I say 'no', I am a carer for my mum. But in reality that is my full time job. By saying I don't work I am invalidating what I am doing. Definitely something for me to work on.

I also like the term 'supporter' ... I think I may start using that.

Hope everyone is well x