“You don’t know how much a person is going to change – one minute they can be as nice as pie, the next a complete and utter angry bastard you wish you could slap back into reality. But, it’s the nice as pie person you soon remember. And the one you realise has no control over his/her actions.”
These are thoughts Sue had everyday over the six years she cared for her husband Doug. At 57 years old, he suffered a series of strokes and consequently developed Vascular Dementia. He died at the young age of 63 years.
Overnight, Sue went from being a devoted wife to a devoted CARER – a dramatic transformation.
“I can safely say I have been there and done that and have made sense out of the senseless” - Sue Downey
Sue Downey's reference book for personal carers takes you into a journey of life, how it can turn upside down overnight, and how to brave through it.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE is about Sue's journey.
It is a tale of unconditional love, humour, guilt,
heartache, strength and conviction.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE is a story about SURVIVAL.
These are thoughts Sue had everyday over the six years she cared for her husband Doug. At 57 years old, he suffered a series of strokes and consequently developed Vascular Dementia. He died at the young age of 63 years.
Overnight, Sue went from being a devoted wife to a devoted CARER – a dramatic transformation.
“I can safely say I have been there and done that and have made sense out of the senseless” - Sue Downey
Sue Downey's reference book for personal carers takes you into a journey of life, how it can turn upside down overnight, and how to brave through it.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE is about Sue's journey.
It is a tale of unconditional love, humour, guilt,
heartache, strength and conviction.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE is a story about SURVIVAL.