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Gloucestershire mother, 81, wins UK career award
An 81-year-old woman from Gloucestershire has been named carer of the year for looking after her daughter who has a rare brain disorder.
Anne Ravenscroft from Whitecroft has four children and has taken care of 46-year-old Heidi, who is unable to talk and is a quadriplegic, since birth.
She was nominated for the award by her husband and said looking after Heidi was "normal life and a joy".
Reg Ravenscroft, 82, said his wife was wonderful and had kept Heidi alive.
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pray to be like.
From the moment we got Zach's diagnosis this was the thing that I was most afraid of. My selfish mind went right to what this would mean for MY life. It made me think about the normal process of raising a child and how after 18 years the "active" part of being a caretaker should end, but it may not for us.It is amazing what a couple of years can do with your perspective. I will not say that I don't still think about it from time to time but it is now just another part of being a parent. Ups and downs, highs and lows and everything in-between I now see as a blessing. I thank God for every day that I have with my family and that he chose to allow Zach to survive and be with us. I am so grateful for the ways being his mother has changed me and I pray that I would continue to grow to a point that I could be like this mother if it was asked of me.