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How my niece ended up living with me: Guest Post

August 5, 2011 by The Real Supermum 15 Comments

Sad Teenage Girl

So I thought I would share my story of how my niece ended up living with me.. It all started when my sister got pregnant she was a heavy drinker and even though she was pregnant she didn’t stop. She was drinking around a bottle of vodka a day all the way through her pregnancy. Jessica was [...]

Filed Under: Addictions, Taboo Talk Tagged With: alcoholic mother, binge, carer, demons, family, grandparents, heavy drinker, Home, Hospital, Jessica, Personality disorder, pregnancy, priority, social services

Occupational therapy and what is it?

July 27, 2011 by The Real Supermum 3 Comments

Man in a wheelchair

My Name is Tarnya and I work as an occupational therapist. When I tell someone I’m an occupational therapist they normally look at me with a blank expression or they call me a nurse or a carer. I’m not a nurse and I really am not a carer so here I will explain what I [...]

Filed Under: Health Problems Tagged With: carer, chair raisers, Health, Hospital, mental health, Occupational therapist, occupational therapist works, occupational therapists, Occupational therapy, occupational therapy degree, physical disabilities, Physical therapy, Professions, purposeful activities, schizophrenia, social services