“I chose to become an ambassador for the Courage to Care Programme as I feel that becoming a carer to a family member brings its own particular challenges.
I don’t talk about ‘I’, when I refer to my illness I talk about ‘we’ as it affects us all – particularly the children. Carers don’t want special treatment at all; they just need understanding.
They haven’t chosen to become carers, and they haven’t changed as people. They are still part of that military community, and they are still passionate about serving their country.
We want to get more recognition for carers, and to remove any disadvantage to their lives that might be as a direct result of their caring responsibility. There is more that can be done for them.”
