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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

She should have retired She should be doing as she wishes She should be just Gran to a grown-up grandchild But she’s not She’s stepping in — again — filling the gaps where others should be Not out of duty Out of love Out of fear of what happens if she doesn’t 🪡

a woman with blonde hair sitting in a chair, wearing a yellow long-sleeved top and a wristwatch. She is leaning forward, covering her face with one hand in a gesture of fatigue or stress. Behind her is a staircase, and in the foreground is part of a patchwork blanket.

Below the image is text reading:

“#UnpaidCarer
She’s not asleep. She’s not resting. She’s pausing — mid-thought, mid-worry, mid-exhaustion.
This is what care looks like when no one is watching.”

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

To every MP voting on PIP today: Have you ever filled in the forms? Measured your life in metres and checkboxes? Been told your pain doesn’t count — because you smiled? If not, ask yourself this: Do you really understand what you’re about to vote on? @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Is the real reason @rightmove doesn’t have accessibility filters - because there are so few accessible homes for younger disabled people, it’s easier to hide that? Add the filters Show the reality Maybe then the government & developers would start taking access seriously

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

#carersweek Are unpaid carers really close to governments heart as Liz Kendall claimed this week.

Man with head in hands looking exhausted sitting on toilet lid in disabled toilet (in hospital) with his heart glowing through his jumper and the words “care is close to our hearts, but it shouldn’t cost us everything” #unpaidcarers #carersweek

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Visual story of our hospital stay at start of year Hospital admitted today: “Staff sometimes take a step back & leave the loved one or carer to provide much of the care.” That carer was me Stayed 24/7 doing all care while @DWP stopped both PIP & CA Reality of unpaid care 🧵

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

An unpaid carer is never off duty, hour after hour, year after year

The image is of a carer in the middle of a clock, she represents the clock hands, she looks exhausted. All around the clock at different hours are images that represent her caring role, cleaning, transport, night care, lifting, bathing, feeding. Illustrating that an unpaid carer is never off duty and works around the clock

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Reposted by Rachel Adam-Smith

Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

What does the Pathways to Work green paper actually mean, who might be affected, how much could they lose, what are the good and worrying bits of planned changes to support & assessments? A long 🧵 ...

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thanks to @joshhalliday.bsky.social for reporting on our story. A change of environment to a hospital rather than your home doesn’t mean your caring responsibilities disappear, they actually increase. Carers allowance (& PIP) should not stop when in hospital, as we are still there, still caring

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Rachel Adam-Smith @rachela-s.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

“The amount of hours a week unpaid carers are expected to do – or more accurately, left to do – would normally be covered by a team of carers, not just one person” bylinetimes.com/2024/04/18/n...

bylinetimes.com

'Neglected, Exhausted and Exploited': Sick Mum's Heartbreaking Story of Caring for Disabled Daughter

A parent carer to a severely disabled woman explains just how difficult life can be - and just how little help and support is available.

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