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Indira has been caring for her aunt who has Alzheimer's disease for five years. She believes older people deserve to be treated with respect.
Indira is from India, where she set up and ran a charity for destitute older people. She became a carer when she came to the UK at age 60.
Rani cares for her husband who has depression and he is very much dependent on her. She finds it hard, especially since she suffers from ill health herself.
Rani and her husband have three grown up children. They came to the UK almost thirty years ago and have lived in the Midlands ever since. She became a carer...
Miriam carers for her son who is in his late twenties. He has been diagnosed with schizophrenia but she thinks what he has is drug induced psychosis.
Miriam works as a Nurse Practitioner (mental health). Originally from East Africa, she came to the UK nearly twenty years ago. She lives with her husband and her two youngest...
Agnes has been caring for her daughter, who has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and depression, for four years.
Originally from Hong Kong, Agnes has lived in London for many years. She became a carer at age 45. Ethnic background: Chinese.
10 years ago Marcie's husband Larry was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Today he is completely dependent on her and Marcie gave up her job as a Ward Clerk to look after him. Most of Marcie's time is taken up with caring for him, which is restricting and isolating.
Marcie is from Italy and met Larry, originally from Jamaica, in England. They have been married for over 40 years and have two grown up children. She became a carer...
Nick and his wife have cared for their son with paranoid schizophrenia for almost 12 years. In the beginning Nick didn't feel heard by health professionals, but today he is very involved.
Nick is married with two grown up children. Originally from Sri Lanka, he worked for a news agency before retiring and is now working on mental health issues in a...
