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"You feel more human when you're caring for others, and helping people is what I love to do. During the pandemic the Co-op really supported me in sending my team to help the elderly and disabled as they shop, or deliver food to their homes, and finding charities and food banks to give our unsold food to. We must all look after each other because one day we will be there too. The hardest thing was when people didn't understand that I was trying to help them and got angry, shouted at me. It broke my heart. But I understood it was because they were stressed - mentally, emotionally, financially. So I just cry, let it out and let it go, and the next day, I can't even remember. It's gone. One day someone told me, 'You are too human’! How can someone be too human? How is that possible? I'm just a human being. That's all. I think we should all be like that. I'm not saying I'm the best person in the world. I do make mistakes. I do get angry. I might be too sensitive. But I try to get over it. I try to be the best person I can be. You keep going.
"I stopped my nursing course in Portugal to look after my dad and my family after he had his stroke 16 years ago. Then I did care work for elderly people while I was studying here in London and working at McDonalds. I was born in Guinea-Bissau and brought up in Portugal, so English is my second language. I'm also very shy. But my confidence has grown so much since I've worked here. I open up to people more, because in this work you have to. Now I want to do a Business Degree and, if God gives me the life and resources, I would like to start an orphanage back in Guinea-Bissau to look after kids there too. The strength of my parents is always inspiring me, particularly my dad who's never stopped, despite his stroke, and is still with us today. Sometimes you feel like, 'I'm not well emotionally myself, I can't help'. But no, that's wrong. You can. I have my problems but I try to leave them at home. If I have bread and someone has none, I can give them half. Same thing with sharing love."
"You feel more human when you're caring for others, and helping people is what I love to do. During the pandemic the Co-op really supported me in sending my team to help the elderly and disabled as they shop, or deliver food to their homes, and finding charities and food banks to give our unsold food to. We must all look after each other because one day we will be there too. The hardest thing was when people didn't understand that I was trying to help them and got angry, shouted at me. It broke my heart. But I understood it was because they were stressed - mentally, emotionally, financially. So I just cry, let it out and let it go, and the next day, I can't even remember. It's gone. One day someone told me, 'You are too human’! How can someone be too human? How is that possible? I'm just a human being. That's all. I think we should all be like that. I'm not saying I'm the best person in the world. I do make mistakes. I do get angry. I might be too sensitive. But I try to get over it. I try to be the best person I can be. You keep going.
"I stopped my nursing course in Portugal to look after my dad and my family after he had his stroke 16 years ago. Then I did care work for elderly people while I was studying here in London and working at McDonalds. I was born in Guinea-Bissau and brought up in Portugal, so English is my second language. I'm also very shy. But my confidence has grown so much since I've worked here. I open up to people more, because in this work you have to. Now I want to do a Business Degree and, if God gives me the life and resources, I would like to start an orphanage back in Guinea-Bissau to look after kids there too. The strength of my parents is always inspiring me, particularly my dad who's never stopped, despite his stroke, and is still with us today. Sometimes you feel like, 'I'm not well emotionally myself, I can't help'. But no, that's wrong. You can. I have my problems but I try to leave them at home. If I have bread and someone has none, I can give them half. Same thing with sharing love."
"You feel more human when you're caring for others, and helping people is what I love to do. During the pandemic the Co-op really supported me in sending my team to help the elderly and disabled as they shop, or deliver food to their homes, and finding charities and food banks to give our unsold food to. We must all look after each other because one day we will be there too. The hardest thing was when people didn't understand that I was trying to help them and got angry, shouted at me. It broke my heart. But I understood it was because they were stressed - mentally, emotionally, financially. So I just cry, let it out and let it go, and the next day, I can't even remember. It's gone. One day someone told me, 'You are too human’! How can someone be too human? How is that possible? I'm just a human being. That's all. I think we should all be like that. I'm not saying I'm the best person in the world. I do make mistakes. I do get angry. I might be too sensitive. But I try to get over it. I try to be the best person I can be. You keep going.