MANDY APPLEYARD: ‘How my mother’s cruel stroke changed me for the better’
Since November last year, I have been working as my 83-year-old mother’s day and night-time carer, after she suffered a catastrophic stroke six months earlier For my first night of freedom in eight months, I was looking forward to a relaxed summer’s evening alone at home, playing Bruce Springsteen at a disgraceful volume, eating an … Read more