This article:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/01/caring-stroke-victim-andrew-marr-transformed
is by Jackie Ashley. She reflects on the six months she has spent caring for her husband Andrew Marr, the journalist and broadcaster, who had a life-threatening stroke.
There are of course many differences between caring for someone who has a reasonable expectation of a significant recovery and someone who is going to get worse and die. She will have known, from early on, that her stint would be time-limited, and probably only a matter of months (though of course, when someone has had a stroke there will always be a worry about the possibility of another one).
But even so, the article will enlighten people who have not had any experience of caring and give them some idea of the sheer physical effort involved and the frustrations that can arise.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/01/caring-stroke-victim-andrew-marr-transformed
is by Jackie Ashley. She reflects on the six months she has spent caring for her husband Andrew Marr, the journalist and broadcaster, who had a life-threatening stroke.
There are of course many differences between caring for someone who has a reasonable expectation of a significant recovery and someone who is going to get worse and die. She will have known, from early on, that her stint would be time-limited, and probably only a matter of months (though of course, when someone has had a stroke there will always be a worry about the possibility of another one).
But even so, the article will enlighten people who have not had any experience of caring and give them some idea of the sheer physical effort involved and the frustrations that can arise.