You've fallen in love at first sight & met "the one" but then just 6 weeks into the relationship he becomes chronically ill. What do you do ? He gives you a "get out of jail" card and says "you don't have to do this, its okay for you to leave", but you stay ....that decision to stay by his side turns into 13 years of unconditional devotion and his primary carer !

This is the story of Sara Challice and her late husband Neil, her journey of loving her "man" so deeply that through her devotion to caring for him she lost herself, her identity ans zest for life, and ultimately becoming ill herself.

From this and after Neil passing Sara has embraced her journey and turned it to helping, advising, coaching, and publicly speaking about, how to care for yourself whilst caring for others.

In this episode Sara shares the highs, the lows, the criticisms, the laughter, not having sex and how she shone her own light again.

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Link to 152 Health and Wellbeing Boards across the UK. Do you have a Carer Representative on your Health and Wellbeing Board? We need one all ALL boards to ensure carers are supported and funded.

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/long-reads/health-wellbeing-boards-explained