Support scheme reaches out to unpaid carers
Until recently, Jake Mather was one of many carers across South Tyneside that live in what he calls a ‘grey area’ — unpaid, unidentified but unswervingly dedicated to looking after close family members. His older brother Brett has Down’s Syndrome, while mother Gillian, also an unpaid carer, suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. For Jake — a …
