Pam and her husband David have benefited from the Care for a Cuppa sessions
Lockdown hasn’t changed life much for Pam Moon. The 64-year-old from Cardiff has been a carer for her elderly mother in law, Peggy, since 2008. Caring for 98-year-old Peggy, who has dementia, and vacuolar degeneration in her eyes, is a full-time responsibility; Pam gave up her job as a head of department at a school in 2008, and her husband quit his job as a civil engineer in 2012. At the time, the couple lived in Stafford and Peggy lived 30 miles away in Birmingham. Two years ago, the couple decided to move Peggy in with them, so they could care for her full-time. Peggy s condition means that it s rarely possible to leave her alone; the couple have fitted sensor cameras installed throughout the house, and Pam says it s often tricky to get a decent night s sleep.