"Carers Day Off"
With the rollercoaster of life
around us, anyone at any time can ricocheted into the role of an unpaid carer.
Unpaid carers contribute an estimated $60.3 billion per year in unpaid work and
caring responsibilities. However, the hard work carried out by Australian
carers is often forgotten and as a group, they often experience social
isolation, find it hard to enter and maintain employment or participate in
education.
As such, to
celebrate and raise awareness of the valuable work carried out in caring roles,
Community Junction and Ability Links held “Carers Day Off” – a pamper day for
anyone in a caring role at home. Participants received a facial, manicure and
pedicure for a bit of indulgence, and had the opportunity to participate in a Pilates class. One attendee became emotional that she broke down in tears, thanking us for organising the event because “I often sit at home thinking, why me, why can’t I just die. But today I feel good”.
Our thanks go to Hogs Breath St Marys who catered lunch for the participants and Coles Cambridge Park provided a gift card which we were able to purchase salads, drinks and sweets for morning tea.
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