Longhurst Group colleague Carina shares her experience of being an unpaid carer for her mum

“There were a lot of challenging days.”

Those are the words of Longhurst Group colleague, Carina Monnelly-Owen, when recalling her experiences of being a carer for her mum.

Carina’s mum Betty had a variety of health conditions, leaving Carina trying to balance work, caring for her mum and looking after her own children.

Carina said: “I remember sitting in a meeting in Nottingham with my manager and for a very long time I’d kept how I was feeling to myself. I just cried and cried and my boss just listened.

It was at that time I realised I wasn’t alone going through this. Yes mum was my focus, but I needed some support too.”

You can hear Carina’s full story in the video below.

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