During Carers Week 2020 we wanted to offer you a selection of ideas for ways that you might take some time for yourself, be it minutes or hours, away from your caring role.
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Supporting people who care for family and friends
By CoEL
During Carers Week 2020 we wanted to offer you a selection of ideas for ways that you might take some time for yourself, be it minutes or hours, away from your caring role.
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By CoEL
Carer Annemarie Allan shares two stories about real life experiences, on the importance of humour and coping with difficult times.
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By CoEL
A carer supported by us shares some of the beautiful paintings he has been creating during the lockdown.
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By CoEL
Carer support worker Kirsteen Powell shares a recipe for Elderflower Fizz.
By CoEL
Experienced practitioner Phil McCrossan shares some short exercises to help you practice mindfulness in your everyday life.
By CoEL
Join carer support worker Julie Oswald and East Lothian countryside ranger Richard English as they explore the shore and hunt for fossils on this walk at Whitesands near Dunbar.
By CoEL
For Carers Week 2020, a group of staff and carers gathered online for a lively discussion about our favourite books, stories and poems. If you weren’t able to join us for the live event, here are some of our suggestions for a good read…
The Carers Centre is open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
TEL: 0131 665 0135
EMAIL: centre@coel.org.uk
ADDRESS:
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East Lothian Community Hospital,
Alderston Road, Haddington, EH41 3PF
Carers of East Lothian is a charity registered in Scotland Charity Number SC027000 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No. SC366908
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