A family of five were 'rescued' from their mortgage and able to stay in their home after getting caught up in unpaid bills and arrears. Amanda Lawrence had lived a largely unremarkable but “happy” life until pelvic pain which she developed during her final pregnancy persisted and was so excruciating she had to quit work.
“It was going well, we were a happy family before things started to go wrong,” the former administrative assistant and mum of three from Gibbonsdown said. “It took a long time to finally be diagnosed and my health really deteriorated. It was so bad I couldn’t even take the kids to school. Life became a blur of hospital appointments.”
As her husband desperately tried to juggle full-time work in product safety with caring for Amanda and the children, Amanda said life became too much of a struggle leading to his breakdown. “It was getting harder and harder. He was trying to do everything and he just couldn’t take it anymore. He had no choice but to leave work.”
