Burnley, United Kingdom

Make Christmas 2018 One To Remember

Christmas With The Family – Maintaining a Healthy Family Life

For many, Christmas is time for the family and definitely not when you want to feel lonely. In later life, it can seem like a struggle to maintain healthy family relationships whilst keeping one’s own best interests at heart. Children and grandchildren continue to grow and blossom and every visit there is so much to keep up with. Positive relationships and connections are vital for good health and wellbeing, both physical and mental. Loneliness, living alone and poor social connections can be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It can contribute to depression and anxiety and can increase mortality by almost a third. A positive family life, and staying connected with your relatives, contribute to good health and wellbeing as we age. There is no better time for strengthening family relationships than around Christmas time.

B:friend sets about bringing members of the community together to support the people among us that unfortunately have no one. We all want to feel loved and valued – it’s human a desire not specific to a certain age group. For those fortunate to have a family around them it makes such a difference knowing someone is looking out for you and cares. b:friend aims to support those that are not so fortunate by bringing volunteer befrienders together with isolated older neighbours to make sure they know they are still loved and valued.

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Multicare mobility has provided top tips for their customers on how to make the most out of Christmas 2018 despite their mobility issues. For more information, please visit www.multicare.co.uk/blog/2018/12/11/make-the-most-out-of-christmas/