Surviving SANDWICH GENERATION
Aug 10, 2021
5 minutes
WORDS: MISHAAL KHAN.
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‘I LEARNT EARLY ON THAT YOU NEED TO BE ORGANISED’
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Diane Jenkinson, 55, works at a peanut factory and lives in Swinton with her husband Darren, 51.
I can still remember relying on my mum Muriel when my daughter Kerry was small. While I worked, Mum – who was retired – often helped me out with childcare, while also looking after her own elderly mother. There was no doubt in my mind that when the tables turned and it was my time to step up, I’d be there to help Mum out while juggling my own commitments.
‘It was my time to step up’
That time came in August 2012 when Mum was 77 and her husband of 20 years passed away from leukaemia. I didn’t want her to
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