07/06/2015
Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show and speaks to Helena Herklots, chief executive of Carers UK. Her faith guest is Ruth Scott, whose book review is on the theme of caring.
Clare Balding hosts the topical faith show and launches Carers' Week for Radio 2. She speaks to Hel茅na Herklots, Chief Executive of a national charity for the 6.5 million people who care unpaid for loved ones who are older, sick or disabled. Hel茅na began her career working directly with older people and carers and she has more than 25 years' experience in developing services for people in later life. Clare's faith guest is Ruth Scott whose book review is on the theme of 'caring.'.
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Hel茅na Herklots
Throughout this week, 麻豆约拍 Radio 2 will be marking Carers鈥� Week which runs from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 June. Hel茅na Herklots from Carers鈥� UK talks to Clare Balding about the crucial work that carers do.聽 With 1 in 8 adults (6.5 million people) throughout the UK caring for someone, it鈥檚 a subject that will affect many people at some stage in their lives. Hel茅na shares her own experiences and gives an insight into the way her faith has helped her.
A Carer's Prayer
Let me be kind when tiredness overwhelms
my weary brain and turns my legs to lead;
let me brave when truths must be conveyed,聽
confronting the past and all things left unsaid;
let me fight on for you when various rules聽
make nonsense of your rights and reinforce your fears;
grant me the stamina to speak and treat with fools,
remaining calm when biting back the tears.
Help me to know somehow that life goes on
beyond this time of stress and sleepless nights;
help me to smile and love you in the midst聽
of endless pointless and exhausting fights.
And when the caring ends, help me to be聽
kind, in my guilt and weariness, to me.
Heather Smith聽
(from: "An anthology of poems and stories: Family friends and carers" published by CarersUK 2015)
Ruth Scott
Ruth is Clare鈥檚 faith guest this week for her regular book review.聽
The books she鈥檒l be looking at are:
鈥淭he man who didn鈥檛 go to Newcastle鈥� by Alison Clink (Matador)
鈥淢iss Carter鈥檚 War鈥� by Sheila Hancock (Bloomsbury)
鈥淒o No Harm鈥� by Henry Marsh (Orien)
Broadcast
- Sun 7 Jun 2015 07:00麻豆约拍 Radio 2