'All we're asking for is something to live on': the harsh reality of caring for a sick child
The financial burden of being a carer can be devastating – and lockdown has made it worse 13 December 2020 • 6:00am The charity Carers UK believes that 1.2 million carers were living in poverty before the pandemic hit Credit: Charles McQuillan When Aron and Judith McKee’s daughter was born with a serious condition, it was quickly apparent she was going to need lifelong support. “Grace has Tetralogy of Fallot,” says Aron, “a combination of four very serious congenital heart defects. She had heart surgery when she was just 12 days old and another operation when she was three. A furt...
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