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"My sister's support"

About: Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Services / Worcestershire Community Learning Disabilities Team

(as a relative),

My sister has Downs Syndrome. She lives independently in her own flat in Redditch. My Mum used to spend a lot of time helping/supporting her with pretty much all of her everyday activities. Unfortunately, Mum passed away around 2 years ago. I live around 200 miles away from my sister, so obviously its not easy for me to help her as much as Mum used to, I travel to visit her as often as I can, usually every other week which is a massive strain as it sometimes can be a 10 hour round trip. The level of support my sister has been receiving from Natalie, helping her to get over her anxiety issues, setting up bereavement counselling, taking her to some of her doctors appointments etc has been a god send for both my sister, and myself. We are both extremely grateful for the help my sister has received.

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Response from Lauren Ashby, Learning Disability Nurse, Learning Disability, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust 5 months ago
Lauren Ashby
Learning Disability Nurse, Learning Disability,
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust
Submitted on 23/01/2025 at 15:16
Published on Care Opinion at 16:59


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Hi CaptianChaos82

Thanks you for taking the time to leave feedback for our service and for Natalie. We really value the views of relatives/ carers and are so glad your sister is receiving support she requires.

We shared your kind feedback with Natalie, please see her response below-

Thank you for your kind words. It has been, and is a pleasure to support your sister with organising, supporting during and after health appointments, we have come such a long way since I was first involved. I endeavour to continue ensuring she can access appropriate services to maintain her physical and mental health, stay up to date with health checks and identify any unmet needs.

Kind regards

Lauren Ashby

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