Tag Archives: Multiple Sclerosis
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.
Lack of care workers forces disabled woman into care home
Disabled woman forced to leave home due to lack of care workers
A disabled woman has been forced to leave her home because of a lack of care workers.
Kathleen Robertson, 60, had been able to live in her flat in Ellon with the help of staff from care-at-home providers, Raeburn Healthcare four times a week.
But when Raeburn announced they did not have enough staff to continue their support, Aberdeenshire Council social workers also said they could not find any workers to help her either.
Mrs Robertson, who has multiple sclerosis and is paralysed from the neck down, has been living on her own in a specially-modified flat for three years, but now she has had no choice but to lose her independence and move to nearby Auchtercrag Care Home.