Lynsey’s family isn’t the only ones facing struggles like this.Ģ90,000 people in Northern Ireland give unpaid care to sick, disabled or elderly family members or friends. “Even if you go to the store to buy the sink, it’s amazing how much the cost of things like this have gone up.” “What used to work for us before, you now spend almost too much every month because, for example, the sink broke. “We used to get by on any month but now with gas prices going up it was around £20 a month this time last year but for this month this year it’s £100,” she said. The rising costs have caused problems lately. “That’s why we had to make a lot of compromises.” “In the end I had to give up my job because your job cannot accommodate a child with disabilities. “But you sorted your career, sorted your house and then it just changes. “He taught me a lot about patience, no matter what, he just loves everyone, it’s unconditional. “We both had good careers, had two girls, and Andrew was born with disabilities, which changes your life,” she says.
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