Juggling balls while riding a unicycle – digital version

Description

Juggling balls while riding a unicycle: the madness of being a carer was inspired by ‘The shaky reality‘ blog which is a carers viewpoint of life after a Parkinson’s diagnosis. The blog is weekly posts which look into the role of a carer and how it affects all aspects of life.

It easily transformed into a book covering the extra duties the carer has to integrate into their usual dally routine. The extra juggling that is required to keep everything running smoothly. It also looks at how other people can cause issues by not understanding the situation so you can find yourself juggling their needs too. It also covers how the system doesn’t always play nice and the hoops you need to jump all while grinning and gritting your teeth.

Juggling is the debut book in what looks like being a series named ‘Just Me’.

Back page blurb –

Being a carer won’t be a good addition to your CV. It will be considered a career break. The role doesn’t contribute to your own retirement fund and it certainly won’t help with a  mortgage application. Yep it sucks!

But you are loved. That is priceless!

This book highlights the ripple effect that taking on the role of carer can have on all aspects of your life. The extra pressure it can put on daily activities, even on the relationship between the carer and the person who needs the care. It’s a balancing act between trying to be superhuman and managing it all, keeping everybody happy all while hanging on to your sanity.

There is no ‘one fix fits all’ and the care system that people find themselves in is not ideal and is creaking under the pressure of the amount of people needing its resources. This books shines a light on situations you probably would not consider unless you were in that position – hard choices that need to be made, the loneliness and isolation. The need for the right kind of support and a healthy dose of humour to see you through.

So why do many people find themselves in this role that gives them little recognition, yet that step up daily, without complaint? Do you have to be slightly mad to fill that role. If push came to shove … could you? Would you?

WARNING – contains mild swearing and dark humour. if that is likely to offend this book is not for you.

note from the author – Juggling was not where I imagined starting my writing journey, in fact it looks like the book I actually thought I would write first will be the third in the series. The one that had me asking ‘is it just me’ constantly. It has been started but has been shelved while I worked on this and the second in the series which was actually written first. I never do things in order. Another quirk that is ‘Just Me’.

I hope that you enjoy this book and my wish is that it will help just one person feel less isolated in what is a very lonely and difficult job. If I can do that, then I have achieved something magical. All while juggling the madness that is my life.

This is a digital download that is compatible with iPads and Kindle. It is NOT a PDF file