Crystal
Fernandes
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Crystal
Fernandes is severely autistic and needs continuous
supervision. She is cared for by her mother, Rose,
a widow who was born in Masaka, Uganda and lived in
Kampala before the UK. Rose also looks after her mother,
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Who
cares about carers?
12 June 2006: New Statesman (UK). Excerpts: …
Rose Fernandes is a 45-year-old widow and mother-of-four
whose youngest child, Crystal, 20, is severely autistic.
Rose's mother, Maria Fernandes, aged 77, suffers
from dementia, and she and Crystal live with Rose,
creating a huge bill of care. Rose feeds, clothes,
cleans and manages both of them around the clock
… For full text, 2296 words, see http://www.newstatesman.com/200606120035
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listen to Rose Fernandes in a BBC interview click
here. |
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A
university education on your doorstep
Uxbridge College. Rose Fernandes juggles a Foundation
Degree in Care Management with being a full-time carer
and says good nutrition is key to keeping going. For
text and photograph click
here.
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