A mum of four "wouldn't be around now" if a stranger didn't ask "something that no one asks you".
Naheed Tahir, 55, has been an unpaid carer for her daughter Amber since the 30-year-old was born, six months after Naheed's brother died. The family, from Mossley Hill, thought Amber, who is immune deficient and has global developmental delay, was blind at first because she "wasn't even smiling".
Her condition, which means she takes longer to reach social, emotional and educational milestones, leaves her "totally reliant" on Naheed, one of millions of unpaid carers in the UK. The 55-year-old lost friends because of a lack of understanding, which only got harder with the loss her mum's support when she died 20 years ago. Naheed said: "My life revolves around Amber. It's 24 hours, seven days a week. I've not known anything different for the last 30 years."
