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Ben Summer

Woman in 'agony' simply getting through her own front door desperate for re-housing

A mum who has to watch her daughter go through "agony" just to get in the front door in their bungalow has issued a desperate plea to be moved to a more suitable house. Patsy Cann, 65, lives with her daughter Nadya Walker, 34, in Barry - but says their current house isn't accessible for Nadya, who has Down's syndrome, heart defects, osteoporosis and scoliosis.

The pair live in a bungalow in Barry which can't be properly accessed step-free - and Nadya uses a powered wheelchair due to her health conditions. This means that just to get in and out of her house, she has to go through intense pain which leaves her gasping for breath.

Patsy told WalesOnline that watching her daughter deal with this pain has made her mental health worse. She said: "I've tried to commit suicide and I've had to be on depression tablets. I've got numbers to call for the Samaritans. You don't know how much weight it would take off my shoulders to move to another house.

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