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'Vivienne' is care worker in a home for elderly. She shares 1 room with her son & kitchen & bathroom with 10 other adults & 6 children. She pays ยฃ600 pounds a month - she tells @JackieLongc4. Care workers twice as likely to die of Covid19 than general population.

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Meet 'Tabitha' another carer who spent 28 days off sick with Covid-19 symptoms and was forced to rely on charity for help. Since returning to work she often walks an hour both ways because "with one meal I couldn't afford transport" she tells @JackieLongc4

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Both women asked not identified for fear of losing their jobs & accommodation. They are low paid, regarded as low skilled, & without question in normal times, low valued.

Tonight clap for Vivienne & Tabitha, and thousands of others like them, when you come out to clap tonight.
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After noticing that Ken slept with a photo of his late wife every night, one of the carers at Thistleton Lodge presented him with this incredible gift...
We love Ken. Weโ€™re happy to have made thousands of you smile today with this video. Follow us on Instagram here: Instagram.com/the.manc โค๏ธ๐Ÿ
@piersmorgan give Ken the love he deserves on @GMB tomorrow โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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One NHS, many nationalities

Tonight letโ€™s clap for them, for every NHS worker & every carer.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British
1,021,257
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian
21,207
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Filipino
18,584
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Irish
13,320
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Polish
9,272
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese
7,178
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian
6,770
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish
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#ClapForOurCarers (1/9)
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๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwean
4,049
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistani
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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Dutch
1,785
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepalese
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๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African
1,663
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French
1,644
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egyptian
1,608

#ClapForOurCarers (2/9)
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๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lankan
1,329
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungarian
1,305
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American
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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritian
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgarian
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canadian
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovak
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Chinese
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๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenyan
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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladeshi
684
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealander
663

#ClapForOurCarers (3/9)
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Susan is a home carer.

โ–ช๏ธShe feeds, bathes and toilets the elderly in their homes. Today half her clients had #COVID.

โ–ช๏ธShe takes two buses to collect PPE. On her day off. She says sheโ€™s not getting hand gel.

โ–ช๏ธSheโ€™s paid ยฃ13 an hour.
#ClapForOurCarers
channel4.com/news/low-paid-โ€ฆ
Dundee council says carers have access to hand sanitiser. Susan says itโ€™s like gold dust.

But thereโ€™s so much more to Susanโ€™s story..
Susan became a carer two decades ago. She has been caring for some of her clients for years. They are like a second family. She lies awake at night worrying she will carry the virus into their homes and they will die.
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One NHS, many nationalities.

Letโ€™s clap for them, for every NHS worker and for every carer.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British
1,021,257
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian
21,207
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Filipino
18,584
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Irish
13,320
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Polish
9,272
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portuguese
7,178
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian
6,770
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italian
6,396
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spanish
5,899

#ClapForOurCarers (1/9)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romanian
4,451
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwean
4,049
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistani
3,975
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greek
3,194
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghanaian
2,570
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German
2,427
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malaysian
2,298
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australian
2,132
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Jamaican
1,884
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Dutch
1,785
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต Nepalese
1,760
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South African
1,663
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท French
1,644
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egyptian
1,608

#ClapForOurCarers (2/9)
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuanian
1,344
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sri Lankan
1,329
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungarian
1,305
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American
1,268
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ Mauritian
1,278
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgarian
1,090
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canadian
919
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovak
859
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Chinese
839
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenyan
742
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Swedish
735
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech
721
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladeshi
684
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealander
663

#ClapForOurCarers (3/9)
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A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

This #ClapForBoris thing. Put down your burning torch and have a listen.

Dominic Cummings has one technique. It's not complicated. It works like this

Find a group
Divide the group
Create conflict
Do what you want while everyone is distracted

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#ClapForBoris is very much #ClassicDom.

You take a group - people who use #ClapForTheNHS or #ClapForOurCarers
Divide it - using #ClapForBoris
Create conflict - happening now
Do whatever it is he is planning

YOU ARE VITAL TO THIS PLAN

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If you remove step 2 - you automatically remove step 3 and that means step 4 can't happen.

So, how do you stop #ClassicDom dividing the group?

Ignore him. Ignore #ClapForBoris. Get on with your lives. Do not mention it. Do not rise to it. IGNORE IT.

3/4
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THREAD on our latest blog

Doctor and member of @DnCGlasgow, Anna Oโ€™Neill, asks "How many more crises will it take to get the message across?"

docsnotcops.co.uk/not-pandemic-pโ€ฆ #PatientsNotPassports (1)
We'll be joining #ClapForOurCarers tonight at 8pm, but we'll be chanting - as loud as we can
๐Ÿ“ขTest, test, TEST!
๐Ÿ˜ท PPE!
๐Ÿ’™ Keep Key Workers Virus Free! (2)
Last week @BorisJohnson joined #ClapForOurCarers-applauding NHS staff on national TV outside No.10.

As leader of @Conservatives - the party that has systematically undermined the health & social care sectors for a decade under austerity cuts - this could not be more ironic (3)
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In 1962, John F Kennedy visited NASA. Amongst the room of scientists, he noticed a janitor mopping the floor.

When he introduced himself, and asked the man what he was doing, the reply came:

โ€œWell, Mr President, Iโ€™m helping put a man on the moon.โ€

Why do we bring this up? ๐Ÿ‘‡
Weโ€™ll get to that, just hold on.

These are concerning times for all of us, but there ARE positives to take from the current situation.

Firstly, institutions like our @NHSuk are finally getting the recognition they deserve for the care they give #clapforNHS #clapforourcarers
The outpouring of love for the NHS has been wonderful to watch, and got us thinking.

Itโ€™s time for us to shout-out our very OWN unsung heroes โ€“ the people who are still working flat-out to make sure people in Doncaster can live in safety.
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1/ Mental Health

I woke up this morning, looked at my messages and felt like crying. Again...Last night was the incredible #ClapForOurCarers outpouring of support and appreciation for the @NHS and other essential services. We stood outside for a minute alongside all our
2/ neighbours clapping. It was dark but even then I had to move away and hide behind a bush because I couldn't prevent myself from getting all choked up and emotional. It felt good to be doing something to celebrate the actions of all these essential heroic workers. I had a
3/ private little cry and then shamelessly mentioned it on Twitter! haha. As I said, I awoke this morning and almost immediately felt sad and tearful. I can't work out if itโ€™s a hangover from last night or something deeper. The fact is Joanne has been asking me for days 'whatโ€™s
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Day 1 of family self-isolation has been profitable: thatโ€™s the teddies all sorted into size order... #KidsAmusingThemselves #workingFromHome #KidsAtHome @nickisapiro Image
Day 2 of family self-isolation has been more academic in nature: the kids have (unprompted!) sorted their books into alphabetical order by the first letter of the authorโ€™s surname. Iโ€™ll teach them MHRA referencing tomorrow. #KidsAmusingThemselves #workingfromhome @nickisapiro Image
Day 3 of self-isolation has been more practice-led, with a focus on architecture and engineering. Thatโ€™s just my take on things; the kids called it den building. #KidsAmusingThemselves #workingfromhome #KidsAtHome @nickisapiro Image
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Day 1/14 of #QuarantineLife

โ€ข worked from home
โ€ข 12 meals prepped, eaten, tidied
โ€ข laundry pretty progressed
โ€ข many cups of tea
โ€ข kids sharpened all the pencils
โ€ข got our unfinished jigsaw puzzle from 2018
โ€ข stupid bloody cough

#SelfIsolation
Day 2/14 of #QuarantineLife

โ€ข wore oldest shittiest clothes & didnโ€™t style hair because nobody is going to see me
โ€ข doorbell didnโ€™t stop ringing all day
โ€ข positivity beginning to teeter at times
โ€ข comfort eating more carbs than usual
Day 3/14 of #QuarantineLife

โ€ข caught glimpse of myself in mirror. Looking feral.
โ€ข been wearing same ancient clothes for days
โ€ข merlot has run out
โ€ข fresh tomatoes have run out
โ€ข tried feeling sorry for myself then remembered Anne Frank. This is 5* isolation.
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