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WELCOME
New seasons bring new challenges and new opportunities. Even in what has been an unprecedented year we can still embrace a new landscape and all that brings.
Getting out and having a brisk autumn walk will help those of us who have succumbed to lockdown weight gain. Don’t be too hard on yourself, the experts we asked say.
We should see this as a period in our life, like a festive season or a holiday, where our normal habits go astray. But we shouldn’t give ourselves a tough time, rather focus on a plan to get back on track while acknowledging our situation and allowing ourselves some self soothing through food.
Singing is known to boost feel good endorphins too. Lucky for patients of Robert Meinardi that their community nurse can tend to their healthcare needs, but if they ask he may just burst into classical tunes! (above and page 7).
As part of our celebrations for Black History month and the diversity of the Mersey Care community, nurse Salome Mare-Walsh talked to MC magazine about life as a black woman, the challenges she and others still face and a sense that things are finally changing for the better. We put the spotlight on the teams who care for people at home, round the clock, to prevent them being admitted to hospital. Even at the end of someone’s life, supreme effort is made to make their final journey they way they want it to be. How do we strike the balance between health and the economy – we ask three experts about how much one affects the other.
If you need uplifting, meet Bill, a ballet dancer from a mining family in the North East (ring any bells?). Thanks to the intuition of his physiotherapist, he’s back to work in the arts at the tender age of 84! Enjoy autumn!
The MC Magazine Team.
We are in an ever changing situation. The information in this issue was correct at the time of going to press, but please consult nhs.uk or gov.uk for latest advice and information.
