{"id":27591,"date":"2018-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/mum-of-two-and-fulltime-carer-opens-up-about-reaching-breaking-point\/"},"modified":"2018-10-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T00:00:00","slug":"mum-of-two-and-fulltime-carer-opens-up-about-reaching-breaking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/mum-of-two-and-fulltime-carer-opens-up-about-reaching-breaking-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum Of Two And Fulltime Carer Opens Up About Reaching Breaking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Cassie Day from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecarersplace.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Carers Place<\/a> talks to Alan Hickey about hitting rock bottom and finally asking for help.<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI literally woke up one morning and said enough is enough. How can I expect my own children to take great care of their own health if I\u2019m not taking care of my own?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I woke up one morning and changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LISTEN:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/516030459&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cassie Day from The Carers Place talks to Alan Hickey about hitting rock bottom and finally asking for help. \u201cI literally woke up one morning and said enough is enough. 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