for someone else Podcast
1) Simon
Simon "Between a suicide attempt, at say 1 in the morning, is something different to just getting shopping" Simon Law cares for his mother who suffers with ME and severe depression that so far has l...Show More
2) Francesca
Francesca "The easiest part is cleaning his bum, washing him, making sure he's eaten" Francesca cares for her husband and has been for the last few years. Francesca's husband suffers with arthritis ...Show More
3) Lynne
Lynne "I can tell you I do my crying in the shower, even today, I do my crying in the shower, it just gets to you" Lynne cares for her husband who suffers with breathing after a heart bypass where t...Show More
4) June
June "You just manage you have to and if your not going to go mad, you find somewhere, hopefully, like the carers groups" June cares for her husband who became paralysed down his left side after a s...Show More
5) Sandy
Sandy "It's a tough road for anybody with any ailment to look after really. Stoke patients are unpredictable" Sandy cared for her husband who was already disabled from multiple car accidents but the...Show More
6) Ruth
Ruth "It's lonely because when it's 2 O' Clock in the morning and everything's just gone horribly wrong, the person you wanted to be there to support you through it is the person you're looking after...Show More
7) Debbie
Debbie "I do get a couple of ours in the evening to myself, but thats to really" Debbie cares for both of her parents and had to move from Australia to do so. Her mother now has dementia and her fat...Show More
8) Ann
Ann "I've got no real social life, you don't have a social life as a carer" Ann cares for her friend and has been ever since she moved in with her after her own marriage broke down. Ann lived with h...Show More
9) Pat P
Pat P "In all of married life, if all our married life, I hadn't seen my husband unclothed as much as I did in the last 18 months of his life" Pat cared for her husband who died in July 2015. Pat's...Show More
10) Pat L
Pat L "I know when I'm caring and when I'm not lets put it that way" Pat cared for her first and second husband who unfortunately both suffered from repeated strokes and other ailments. Pat became ...Show More