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Katherine started having seizures at the age of 15 but was conclusively diagnosed with epilepsy at 20. She is on 20ml phenytoin three times and 5 ml Keppra (levetiracetam) twice a day. She has about one seizure a month.
Katherine is 22 and a part-time nursery nurse. She is single and lives at home with her parents. Ethnic background / nationality: White British.
Kirsty was diagnosed with epilepsy 10 months before the interview. She is currently on lamotrigine 200mg daily but her tonic-clonic seizures are not controlled at the moment.
Kirsty is 20 and works as a full-time hairdresser. She lives with her boyfriend. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Welsh.
Kimberley was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was about 6. She didn't have any seizures for years, but they came back a year before the interview. Currently Kimberley is on lamotrigine and has seizures at night time. She also has Diabetes Type 1.
Kimberley is 17 and currently unemployed. She is single and lives at home. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Scottish.
Morven was diagnosed with an unknown type of epilepsy at 8. She is currently on Keppra (levetiracetam) and lamotrigine and has occasional nocturnal seizures.
Morven is 21 and works full-time as Administrative Assistant. She is single. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Scottish.
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....
