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Participant Quotes from Participant
Goals
Helen is a Admin. When she was 12 her mother “They are not a one size fits all”
was diagnosed with cancer. She died when Helen
was 15. As a result she became the leader of the
house cooking cleaning for everyone.
“It takes way to long, thinking of talking to
Pain Points Someone, to getting the right person to talk to....
Her family didn’t support her at the time of her Helen We give up too soon”
loss. She does not feel she can go to them for
help Age: 56
isolated
Job: HSE Admin
She has become overly independent
Location: Galway “It can be too impersonal text/ call lines
She finds it hard to find the right therapist for her. talk to someone who knows you services have
It takes to long so she ends up giving up Skil: Tech, Communication, better training the community have that
Independence Personal care and touch community is an under
valued resource”