Yr Effaith ar Ofalwyr 

Stori Millie  

Mae Gweithiwr Lles Gofalwyr o Borth y Gofalwyr wedi bod yn cefnogi Millie, menyw 22 oed sy’n byw yng Nghaerdydd.  

Mae Millie yn gofalu am ei phartner sydd â phroblemau iechyd meddwl gan gynnwys Mae Millie yn gofalu am ei phartner sydd â phroblemau iechyd meddwl gan gynnwys awtistiaeth, iselder, mae’n ddeubegynol ac weithiau mae wedi hunan-niweidio ac wedi ceisio lladd ei hun. 

Cysylltodd Millie â’r Porth Gofalwyr i ddechrau i ofyn am grant o gronfeydd Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer microdon a dyfarnwyd arian.  Mae prynu’r meicrodon yn golygu ei bod bellach yn gallu paratoi prydau sy’n ei rhyddhau i dreulio mwy o amser yn gofalu am anghenion ei phartner sy’n rhai beichus a dwys. 

Mae partner Millie yn cael newid eithafol o ran hwyliau, wedi’u gwaethygu gan y cyfnod clo. Bu’n rhaid iddi roi sylw iddo gyda phethau fel ei helpu i dreulio gormod o egni gyda theithiau cerdded yn y parc am 3 am, ymweliadau ag adrannau damweiniau ac achosion brys yn dilyn ymdrechion i gyflawni hunanladdiad a hwyliau isel iawn.  Mae hyn wedi gadael Millie wedi blino’n gorfforol ac yn emosiynol.

Ar argymhelliad ffrind, darganfu Grace wefan yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr De Ddwyrain Cymru ar ôl chwiliad “google”. Mae Grace yn rhiant-ofalwr i’w mab sydd wedi cael diagnosis o awtistiaeth.  Mae mab Grace yn amharod i gael ei adnabod fel un awtistig gan ei fod yn teimlo bod stigma o’i gwmpas ac mae wedi cael ei fwlio, gan gynnwys cael beic wedi’i ddwyn.  Mae hyn wedi ei arwain i wrthod ystod o gymorth gan gynnwys cwnsela.  Yn ogystal, mae Grace yn credu bod ei phartner, sy’n eithaf ifanc, wedi bod yn “hongian o gwmpas gyda’r dorf anghywir”  

Roedd Gweithiwr Lles Gofalwyr o Borth y Gofalwyr wedi cyfeirio Grace at y Swyddog Cymorth Cymunedol yr Heddlu lleol i edrych i mewn i’r lladrad beiciau, darparu gwybodaeth am wasanaethau cymorth ar gyfer “plant cythryblus” a allai helpu’r mab a’r partner, gwybodaeth am dai, pe bai’r teulu’n dymuno symud i ardal is-radd a bod Grace wedi’i threfnu ar gwrs lles ar-lein o’r enw “Stress & Anxiety: Coping Techniques” y gall yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr De Ddwyrain Cymru eu darparu oherwydd cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru. Yn olaf, cafodd Grace ei chyfeirio at Lythyr Mynegai’r Gwasanaeth Gwybodaeth i Deuluoedd.  

Mae Irene yn wraig 90 oed a gafodd ei chyfeirio at yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr De Ddwyrain Cymru gan y Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol. Mae’n ofalwr i’w gŵr 92 oed y mae wedi bod yn briod ag ef ers 70 mlynedd ac mae bellach ganddo ddementia. Mae’n cadw ei gŵr mor brysur ac wedi’i symbylu â phosibl drwy ddarllen papurau dyddiol a mynd am dro i fyny ac i lawr eu dreif.  

Mae Irene yn disgrifio ei gŵr fel ei “byd cyfan”.  

Mae Irene wedi bod yn poeni’n ddiweddar am y gofal i’w gŵr pe bai ei hiechyd ei hun yn dechrau dirywio.  Mae meddyliau o’r fath wedi mynd yn fwy difrifol gan ei bod i fod i gael llawdriniaeth fawr yn yr ysbyty.  

Ffoniodd Irene Weithiwr Lles Gofalwyr ar Borth y Gofalwyr a thrafododd ei phryderon yn faith a siaradodd am y ffaith y gallai fod angen i’r gŵr fynd i ofal awdurdod lleol.  Trafododd y Gweithiwr Lles hefyd y posibilrwydd o wneud cais am becyn gofal i gynnal annibyniaeth cyhyd ag y bo modd.  

The Impact For Carers

Millie’s story

A Carers Wellbeing Worker from the Carers Gateway has been supporting Millie, a 22-year-old woman who lives in Cardiff.
Millie cares for her partner who has mental health issues including autism, depression, bi-polar and on occasions has both self-harmed
and attempted suicide.

Millie initially contacted the Carers Gateway to request an emergency grant from Welsh Government funds for a microwave and an award was made. The purchase of the microwave means that she can now batch-prepare meals which frees her to spend more time tending to her partners needs which are demanding and intense.

Millie’s partner is currently having extreme mood changes, exacerbated by the lockdown. She has had to attend to him with such things as helping him spend excess energy with walks in the park at 3 am, visits to A&E following suicide attempts and deep depressive moods. This has left Millie exhausted physically and emotionally.

At the recommendation of a friend, Grace discovered the CTSEW website after a “google” search. Grace is a parent carer for her son who has been diagnosed with autism. Grace’s son is averse to being identified as autistic as he feels there is a stigma around this and he has experienced bullying, including having a bicycle stolen. This has led him to refuse a range of support including counselling. Additionally, Grace believes that her partner, who is quite young, has been “hanging around with the wrong crowd”

A Carers Wellbeing Worker from the Carers Gateway signposted Grace to the local PCSO to look into the bicycle theft, provided information about support services for “troubled kids” which might help both the son and the partner, information about housing, should the family wish to move to a lowercrime area and Grace was booked onto an on-line wellbeing course entitled Stress & Anxiety: Coping Techniques which CTSEW are able to provide due to Welsh Government funding. Lastly, Grace was directed to the Family Information Service’s Index Letter.

Irene is a 90-year-old lady who was referred to CTSEW by Social Services. She is a carer for her 92-year-old husband to whom she has been married for 70 years and who now has dementia. She keeps her husband as busy and stimulated as possible by reading daily newspapers and taking walks up and down their driveway.
Irene describes her husband as her “whole world”.

Irene has been having concerns lately over the care for her husband should her own health begin to deteriorate. Such thoughts have become more acute as she is due to have a major operation in hospital.

Irene phoned a Carers Wellbeing Worker on the Carers Gateway and discussed her concerns at length and talked about the fact that there may be a point at which the husband may need to go into local authority care. The Wellbeing Worker also discussed the possibility of applying for a care package to maintain independence for as long as possible.

The Impact For Carers

Millie’s story

A Carers Wellbeing Worker from the Carers Gateway has been supporting Millie, a 22-year-old woman who lives in Cardiff.
Millie cares for her partner who has mental health issues including autism, depression, bi-polar and on occasions has both self-harmed
and attempted suicide.

Millie initially contacted the Carers Gateway to request an emergency grant from Welsh Government funds for a microwave and an award was made. The purchase of the microwave means that she can now batch-prepare meals which frees her to spend more time tending to her partners needs which are demanding and intense.

Millie’s partner is currently having extreme mood changes, exacerbated by the lockdown. She has had to attend to him with such things as helping him spend excess energy with walks in the park at 3 am, visits to A&E following suicide attempts and deep depressive moods. This has left Millie exhausted physically and emotionally.

At the recommendation of a friend, Grace discovered the CTSEW website after a “google” search. Grace is a parent carer for her son who has been diagnosed with autism. Grace’s son is averse to being identified as autistic as he feels there is a stigma around this and he has experienced bullying, including having a bicycle stolen. This has led him to refuse a range of support including counselling. Additionally, Grace believes that her partner, who is quite young, has been “hanging around with the wrong crowd”

A Carers Wellbeing Worker from the Carers Gateway signposted Grace to the local PCSO to look into the bicycle theft, provided information about support services for “troubled kids” which might help both the son and the partner, information about housing, should the family wish to move to a lowercrime area and Grace was booked onto an on-line wellbeing course entitled Stress & Anxiety: Coping Techniques which CTSEW are able to provide due to Welsh Government funding. Lastly, Grace was directed to the Family Information Service’s Index Letter.

Irene is a 90-year-old lady who was referred to CTSEW by Social Services. She is a carer for her 92-year-old husband to whom she has been married for 70 years and who now has dementia. She keeps her husband as busy and stimulated as possible by reading daily newspapers and taking walks up and down their driveway.
Irene describes her husband as her “whole world”.

Irene has been having concerns lately over the care for her husband should her own health begin to deteriorate. Such thoughts have become more acute as she is due to have a major operation in hospital.

Irene phoned a Carers Wellbeing Worker on the Carers Gateway and discussed her concerns at length and talked about the fact that there may be a point at which the husband may need to go into local authority care. The Wellbeing Worker also discussed the possibility of applying for a care package to maintain independence for as long as possible.