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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”