The Selfish Pig's Guide to Caring: How to Cope with the Emotional and Practical Aspects of Caring for Someone

by Hugh Marriott

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Six million people in the UK, often unnoticed by the rest of us, provide unpaid care for disabled or elderly relatives, friends or neighbours. Their job is long, lonely and hard, yet there is limited support and no formal training. As a result, carers suffer frequent damage to physical and mental health.

Oddly, though carers by definition are anything but selfish pigs, they are liable to feelings of guilt, probably brought on by fatigue...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0749929863

ISBN13:9780749929862

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:Little Brown and Co. (UK)

Length:400 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 4.9" x 7.7"

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