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Aiko has been caring for her husband who suffers from complex post traumatic stress syndrome, bi-polar disorder and severe depression for seven years. She believes mental health services should address the needs of the whole family.
Aiko came to the UK in 2000 to be with her husband Jim. She has been unable to continue her career in design and training and is now a full...
Elaine was the main carer for her father for the last four years of his life. He suffered from vascular dementia and Elaine feels both he as a patient and she as a carer were let down by the system.
Elaine is a retired nurse. She is single and has a grown up daughter. She became a carer at age 56. Ethnic background: Mixed Afro-Caribbean/ White European.
Wei has been caring for her husband since he got mental health problems more than 20 years ago.
Wei grew up in Vietnam and has lived in London with her husband for 25 years. They have three grown up children. She became a carer at age 39. Ethnic...
Raye grew up with mental health problems in the family. Today, she is the main carer for her father (paranoid schizophrenia), her sister (schizophrenia) and her brother (manic depression). She now feels she needs to let go of some of the responsibilities and focus on her own life.
Raye has been a carer since she was a teenager. She is single and lives with her mother, but wants to find her own place. She is temping as a...
Leah has been caring for her son Albert with schizophrenia for 17 years.
Leah came to the UK from Hong Kong in 1969. She works in a restaurant and has four grown up children. She became a carer at age 46. Ethnic background:...
Ramanbhai is a full time carer for his wife who suffers from depression. It took many years before she diagnosed, and she has other health issues as well.
Ramanbhai was a shop floor worker before retiring two years ago to care for his wife. They have a grown up daughter. He became a carer at age 60. Ethnic...
Kiran has been caring for his wife for seven years. She has a lot of health issues and it took over 20 years to find out that depression was an important part of her problems.
Kiran used to work as a machine operator and Foreman but retired to care for his wife. They have three grown up children. He became a carer at age 48....
Sarah cares for her son who has schizophrenia. She is active in several carer's oganisations.
Originally from France, Sarah is a retired teacher. She is divorced and lives with her son. She also has two daughters in their twenties. She became a carer at age...
Pooja has cared for her husband for 12 years. He suffers from depression and from other health issues and is very dependent on her.
Pooja and her husband live together with their son and his family. She became a carer at age 40. Ethnic background: Indian.
Anne has been caring for her husband, who has severe depression, over the last four years. She has recently returned to part time work after having been a full time carer for some time. She believes it should be a requirement that health professionals listen to carers.
Anne lives with her husband and two daughters. She became a carer for her husband at age 36. She feels she belongs to a minorty group due ot her religious...
