87-year old Betty lives with her son John, aged 52, who was born prematurely, is blind and has severe learning difficulties. Recently, when she has been too ill to care for him, he has stayed at a respite centre, but the local authority has recently announced it will close because of cuts. Betty says, “I would have loved him to end up there. He knows everybody there. For the moment, I feel, while I can, I’ve just got to look after John.”