Carers’ stories

When Sandra Cross’s grief stricken brother began to suffer health problems following the sudden death of his wife, and later his daughter, she didn’t hesitate to offer to care for him. Roy Stocker, 78, lost the power of his speech and ability to write, and his mobility was affected too as he began falling backwards […]

Charlie, aged 8, and Thomas, 10, have to care for their sick mum, Sarah, who has needed numerous operations due to her chronic Crohn’s disease.  This has left her with horrendous fatigue and needing daily medication.  As a result the boys have to help with many jobs in the house, much more than other children […]

Retired teacher Steve Farrow moved from London to care for his widowed mother, Mary, at her Ely home after her discharge from Addenbrooke’s Hospital following an acute stroke on September 21st 2015. Steve’s arrival then enabled Mary, 92, to be discharged from Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge in early November and to return home as she wished, […]

David and Eleonore Berry are used to overcoming major obstacles. Many years ago it was Eleonore’s East German parentage that created challenges for them, thwarting David’s career in British military intelligence on security grounds. But now they face their biggest hurdle, 60 years after first meeting and falling in love – living with dementia. David, […]