Home Truths: Caring for mum
Lucy lives in the South West and is a full-time carer for her 92-year-old mother, she writes for us about the additional challenges COVID-19 has added to her life as a full-time carer.
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The latest reflections, thoughts and stories from Independent Age.
Lucy lives in the South West and is a full-time carer for her 92-year-old mother, she writes for us about the additional challenges COVID-19 has added to her life as a full-time carer.
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Patricia, aged 68, loves to stay fit and exercise. Writing for Independent Age’s Home Truths series, she explains how she is trying to keep active while in lockdown.
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Anne, 66, receives social care. For our #HomeTruths series, Anne continues to share her views on social care and the changes faced by those who receive domiciliary care (care within people’s own homes).
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Jennifer, aged 70, lives alone in South Devon. She has been social distancing since mid-March and writes for Independent Age’s Home Truths series about how this has changed her life.
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Sarah, aged 72, lives in a village in mid-Devon and is social distancing with her husband John. She writes for Independent Age’s Home Truths series about trying to access her medication. #HomeTruths
Sophia writes about how she is dealing with social distancing, finding joy in things previously unnoticed, revisiting literary friends of old and embracing kale.
Suzanne is Chair of Gosport Older Persons Forum, a Trustee of Gosport Voluntary Action and an Independent Age Telephone Volunteer. For our Home Truths series, she writes about her work to support older people in her community.
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Padma lives in Milton Keynes and describes herself as an octogenarian volunteer campaigner with dual sensory disability. For this instalment of our #HomeTruths series, Padma describes how she has learnt to use technology and the need for training to be accessible to those with specific needs.
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