With a mum who’d been sick since before she was born, Lanarkshire schoolgirl Katie Hughes was, at the age of just nine, responsible for preparing and cooking all evening meals.
When Katie was in Primary 5, her mum’s condition deteriorated and, by the time she’d reached high school, she’d be making repeated calls home every day to make sure her mum was coping without her.
And, on arriving home after classes, Katie would busy herself in the kitchen to make nutritious meals and ensure her mum was eating properly.
