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Young Carer overcoming the odds awarded
Overcoming the odds
A TEENAGER who battled anorexia while caring for his mother has been awarded with a top honour.
David Dorrian, from Hartlepool, admits he had an obsession with losing weight after joining the gym and getting addicted to cardiovascular training and cutting his calories.
His weight plummeted from 14st 2lb to just 8st in a matter of months after his addiction got out of control and he was surviving on just a packet of steamed vegetables a day and soup.
Medics feared he could be close to death and were concerned about the effect on his internal organs.
But during a year-long battle with anorexia aged just 16, he continued to care for his mum Janet, who was diagnosed with the debilitating condition multiple sclerosis (MS) when she was 21 and has limited mobility.
Carer’s Celebration Day looking after unpaid carers and young carers
Wednesday 20 March 2013
A day to look after hardworking carers
THERE are 16,000 people in South Tyneside who are classed as carers, according to a census carried out last year.
Together, with others across the UK, they save the economy £119bn per year.
Yesterday, almost 200 people of all ages who give up their time to care for relatives, gathered at the Little Haven Hotel in South Shields for Carer’s Celebration Day.
The event, which has been running for the past five years – two years at the Little Haven Hotel – celebrates the work of carers and gives them a day of their own to feel special.
County Council helps Norfolk charity to ‘smile’
County Council helps Norfolk charity to ‘smile’
18 February 2013
The future is looking increasingly bright for a Norfolk charity and the children and young people they support, after Norfolk County Council granted them a significant funding boost.
Nelson’s Journey, currently based on Meridian Way in Thorpe St Andrew, will receive £250,000 from the council towards their fundraising efforts to purchase a property for their new headquarters.
Established in 1997, the charity supports bereaved children (up to and including the age of 17) living in Norfolk to move forward positively, following the death of a significant person in their life.
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