Filling in a form at the doctor’s recently, I found myself answering “Yes” to the question: “Is anyone dependent on you for their care?” It was a sobering moment, a confirmation that somehow I have acquired a new role in life – principal carer for my mother, who has been diagnosed as being in the early stages of dementia.

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