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The email landed a few days before our flight. ‘Dear Mum and Dad. Here are 32 places I want to go in Rome.’ There followed an exhaustive list compiled by our 13-year-old son Fred. We had only three days and the weather forecast was challenging. Still, it felt churlish to rain on a teenage boy’s … Read more
Like any proud grandmother, Tricia Risbridger loves nothing more than cuddling her two-year-old granddaughter Esmai. The toddler adores listening to music, singing, and playing the xylophone. But despite these moments of joy that will be familiar to so many, life for the family is a struggle. Esmai needs round-the-clock care since an unexplained seizure shortly … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: The care cost lottery that leave thousands being forced to sell their homes By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:22 BST, 6 August 2019 | Updated: 10:06 BST, 7 August 2019 If you need any more proof that our care system is deeply flawed, then look no further than a type … Read more
Thousands of dementia patients may needlessly be selling their homes after being wrongly denied NHS funding, legal experts claim. Solicitors who specialise in fighting for funding say not enough people know that the NHS will pay their care fees if they have severe medical needs. And of those who apply for NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) … Read more
Having a crash is a terrible feeling at any time, but no worse than when it happens in a foreign country and it’s not your car. Being involved in an accident – even if it’s not your fault – is enough to ruin any holiday, but if you do have prang in a hire car … Read more