CARERS IN TOUCH

Retired ambulance driver, Geoff Barnett, lives with a range of health issues but wants to encourage others that life can still be enjoyed. Geoff is diabetic, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a pacemaker for heart problems, sleep apnoea and severe arthritis but he and his wife, Christine, support one another and still get out and about and enjoy their holidays.

Geoff runs a Breathe Easy group for people who suffer with lung problems and has joined Carers in Touch. “Many people have hidden health problems like me but I never let them get me down. Just enjoy life as much as you can and do what the doctor tells you! I hope I can encourage other people to keep going,” he says.

You can join too…

Carers in Touch and the Forget Me Not Group, for those who have lost a loved one, are free to join. Write to Rosie Sandall, Yours, Media House, Lynchwood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. Email: rosemary. sandall@bauermedia.co.uk

■ Please include your full name and address (and email if you have one), a few personal details about your situation, family, interests and a contact telephone number and I will be in touch soon.