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Carer helped by support programme
Burnham carer helped by support programme
11:40am Friday 25th March 2011
PICTURED are the carers from Burnham, with Sylvie seen stood second left.
A BURNHAM carer whose husband, son and daughter suffer the same crippling disease has taken advantage of a vital support programme.
Sylvie Richards has looked after her husband, 43-year-old John, for the last 20 years as he suffers from Huntington’s Disease.
To make matters worse for Sylvie, both her son and daughter have also been diagnosed with the devastating illness, and her son, who was diagnosed 12 years ago, now lives full time in a care home.
