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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Rikki Loftus

Dementia carer reveals the simple switch that helped him lose five stone

A man who quit his job to care for his mother with dementia has lost over five stone amid fears he could become too unhealthy to look after her – and despite her illness, he says “even she’s noticed the change”.

Gordon Palmer, 53, a former IT client manager, lives in Crystal Palace, south London, and thinks looking after his mother, May, 89, caused him to stress eat.

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