‘I juggled my business with caring for mum’
Businesswoman Monica Bradley had to juggle long hours at work running her own company with caring for her mother, Agnes. Here’s her story… I’m used to hard work. I built a successful mortgage broker’s business from scratch. I have been self-employed for 30...Why Dementia Help was launched
Dementia Help is a year old today. Founder and co-director Christina Neal talks about the inspiration behind its launch and why she felt she had something to say. Dementia Help was a random idea that came to me in December 2016 while I was in the gym. It was six...
Teamwork is essential
It makes me very sad when I read about ‘lone carers’, writes Jill Eckersley. Good care requires teamwork and no-one should be left to cope alone. When my Dad died in 2014 I knew that Mum, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, wouldn’t be able to manage. They lived...