Our amazing Birmingham Carers Support members recently joined a joyful music project celebrating the incredible carers in Birmingham. What a fantastic way to honor their dedication and heart ❤️❤️.
A BIG THANK YOU to all who took part!
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Birmingham Carers support members took part in a music project called the Sound Foundations Project in collaboration with TSF Records.
Thank you for all who attended. We had an amazing time coming together and creating music tracks that unite us and allowed us to express our caring duties in a musical format.
In Birmingham, one song — born in English, now sung in the Top 10 Spoken Languages like Arabic, Bengali, Polish, Parhi (Mirpuri), Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali and Urdu — echoes the voices of a global city
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5:45 AM – Waking Up: A Quiet Start to the Day
Family carer Khan’s day starts before the rest of the household. He takes a few minutes to himself, sipping on a cup of chai (tea) in the kitchen, mentally preparing for the long day ahead. Khan cares for his mother, Amna, who is living with Alzheimer’s. He uses this quiet time to gather his thoughts, check his mother’s medications, and review the list of tasks for the day.
Long time carer for a family member - Birmingham Carer Support was able to help Fazal navigate his entitlements which he simply was not able to do due to his caring duties. - Amongst the benefits and grants available to Fazal, we were able to assist Fazal in receiving a £150 carers well being payment thorough Carers Hub Birmingham.
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Birmingham Carers Support 2nd Survey closed on 27th March 2024 and we would like to thank all 82 responses who took time to come on to our WhatApps chat group to fill in the questionnaire. We now have a better idea of what Birmingham carers would like help with - please see the pie chart.
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