Carer's Stories

Family carers provide care to loved ones in the family home. For example, spouses care for their partners who may have become ill or frail, daughters care for their parents as they become older or infirm, parents care for their children who have intellectual or physical disabilities.

Anne Huges cares for her daughter Debbie, now aged 26, but with the mental age of a five year old."Sometimes you feel trapped", says Anne...

Rebecca Quirke cares for her husband John on a full-time basis who suffers from MS. "We do it for the love of the person," says Rebecca...

Kitty Kearney cares for her son Tony who has moderate Downs Syndrome. "I am always going, never get a chance to sit down...but his hugs are unreal!", says Kitty...

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