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Covid-19 presenting extra challenges for home carers

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Each day, three times a day Marta Cullen travels to Valerie Hayden's house in an isolated townland in Co Wexford. Valerie has Muliple Sclerosis and is in a wheelchair full time.

Her autoimmune system is not robust so she has stayed at home since the outbreak of Covid 19. She is vulnerable to illness so home care assistance is not just invaluable, it is necessary.

In the morning Marta helps Valerie out of the bed and prepares her for the day. She returns at lunchtime and again in the evening.

It is a tough job and it is difficult to social distance, but they are managing. Since Covid-19, the biggest change in Marta's routine has been wearing a mask.

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