the carers
oil on canvas 800mm X 1000mm Unframed
This is about carers who care for the ill in the family. By a very rough
and under-estimate, in Britain alone, there are some 175,000 children
[18-minus] who care for their either parent. Like Gemma Gingell, 13,
who goes home from school to shower and feed her father who is nearly
blind, has multiple sclerosis and housebound. She and her mother have
been caring for him non-stop for ten years.When her dad is in the hospital,
she has to miss school and is called a skiver, taunted...Besides, that
it is not right for a 13 year old to shower her father as it affects
child-parent relationship, her whole life is distorted.There are many
such instances.
And, it can only be imagined what the state of affairs is in the Third
World where there is no Government Health support, no special care expertise,
no council flats and no compulsory education...For example, the front
girl in the painting shows Evangeline Uwanyiligira, 14, keeping vigil
by the side of her mother Judith, suffering from AIDS in Rwanda. Evangeline
already has her younger brothers and sisters to look after.
There is no reliable statistics available for carers as such, including
adults. The number can only be guessed world-wide - in the US alone there
are more than 50 million people who are care-givers. The USA has a population
of 300 milion, the world - more than 8 billion.
Brandy, Jamaica; Liviu Gherman, Romania; Sally, USA; Alan, UK; Louise O, Germany; Katherine, USA; Ron, USA; Ivan, Spain; Angelina, USA; Tamara Blue, UK; Ang U, Thailand; Stephania, USA; Deniz, Turkey; Marta, Italy; Carolyn M, USA; Knei, USA; Steph, Belgium; Lucia, Italy; W Morgan, USA; JFB, France; Vincent, UK; Eben, Canada; Molly S, USA; Klaudia, Poland; C Stosch, Germany; AC Behnke, USA; EW, Germany; Riley Rilke, Germany; Lucy L, Czech Republic; Candice L, Czech Republic; Anna, Poland; Richard, USA; Kirk, Croatia; SG, USA; Ethan C, USA; Kira, USA; BT, Nepal; Cerulea, S Korea; Rijal, India; Marco, Indonesia; Pierre, France
Brandy, Jamaica; Liviu Gherman, Romania; Sally, USA; Alan, UK; Louise O, Germany; Katherine, USA; Ron, USA; Ivan, Spain; Angelina, USA; Tamara Blue, UK; Ang U, Thailand; Stephania, USA; Deniz, Turkey; Marta, Italy; Carolyn M, USA; Knei, USA; Steph, Belgium; Lucia, Italy; W Morgan, USA; JFB, France; Vincent, UK; Eben, Canada; Molly S, USA; Klaudia, Poland; C Stosch, Germany; AC Behnke, USA; EW, Germany; Riley Rilke, Germany; Lucy L, Czech Republic; Candice L, Czech Republic; Anna, Poland; Richard, USA; Kirk, Croatia; SG, USA; Ethan C, USA; Kira, USA; BT, Nepal; Cerulea, S Korea; Rijal, India; Marco, Indonesia; Pierre, France