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Sunday, 2 September 2012
Devoted Kingston carer says mum is number one
David Lulham and his mum
1:50pm Saturday 23rd June 2012 in News By Nazia Dewji
After 30 years of caring around the clock for his elderly mother David Lulham remains devoted to his “number one mum”, but there is one thing the 59-year-old finds hard – lack of sleep.
The ex-motor-mechanic who suffers from back problems, diabetes and cataracts has been living with his 92-year-old housebound mother for 36 years helping to care for her basic needs.
The 59-year-old said: “I sleep every now and then. I am up every hour-and-a-half or so to get my mum to the loo. She goes to the bathroom a lot. I get exhausted sometimes.
“Half the time in the day she is asleep, but as soon as I go to sleep she says ‘David’.
“I’m just used to it now though.”
This awareness week will let other carers know that there is support available
The work of those who dedicate their lives to caring for others is being highlighted as part of an awareness- raising week.
Carers’ Week runs from Thursday, June 14 until Friday, June 22, and is being marked with a variety of events across North Lincolnshire.
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Carer Marion Hirst, who works at the Carer Support Centre in Brigg
The last census results revealed there were 16,000 carers in the region although the figure is now estimated to be even higher.
Now, in the run-up to the week, carers have shared their experiences.
Marion Hirst, 51, of Goxhill, has been a carer for the past 12 years.
She said: “I originally became a carer to look after my mum, who had dementia and mobility problems.”
Since her mother passed away, Marion now looks after her father, Cecil Hardy, 87, who has diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and a prostate problem which means he needs a catheter.
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