It was the Christmas before Covid struck when Jeff came to terms with it – he could no longer look after his wife by himself. The retired clinical scientist, who had worked for the NHS, became a carer for his wife, Teresa, after she was diagnosed with dementia in 2014 at the age of 66.
Her symptoms had worsened and the situation had become more challenging in the years that followed. It led to the Seneviratne family deciding it would be best for Teresa to live in a care home where she would receive the attention she needed while Jeff could visit regularly and spend more quality time with her.
Two days before the national lockdown began in March 2020, Teresa moved from her Didsbury house into a care home in south Manchester. The 71-year-old died 10 days later.
