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Jul 2018
Most            
in care            
honestly              
don't care, not at            
all            
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From              
what I've              
seen first hand              
They're  in  it  for              
cash                
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They
hurt my
blood, blaming
HER when THEY are
wrong
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They                                
abuse                              
the weak ones                            
the young ones and                          
old                              
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                                                                   Love
                                                                    money
                                                                     honestly
                                                                     a    truly   vile
                                                                     root
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I know, these Lanterns are darker compared to the ones I usually write. Again, these ones hit close to home, and they are specific to MY experience. I, unfortunately, have a relative who is in the hands of the care-system. They're completely vulnerable and I've seen firsthand, how nasty they can be. I witnessed a situation where the so-called carer put their hands on my relative and things...took a really dark turn.
I don't like to think about it. It's just makes me sad and sick that these people are in the business of care for the money.
I know that it's not just my family that the care-system has failed, too.
It's a thorn that's deep in my emotional pain.
*sigh*
Lyn-Purcell
Written by
Lyn-Purcell  28/F/United Kingdom
(28/F/United Kingdom)   
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