Home is definitely where the heart is

‘We just want Debs back home’.

It’s a simple enough statement it would seem, but for the husband and family of Failsworth’ s Debra Goodman, that has proved out of their reach for almost 12 months as she suffers from life debilitating illness multiple sclerosis.

Currently being cared for at the nearby Dove’s Nest care home in Newton Heath, Debra’s life is a constant battle as she is fighting the third and most severe ‘primary progressive’ form of MS.

Debra’s dedicated husband Dale continues to struggle on, valiantly keeping the family home on Landsberg Road shipshape despite still much-needed work commitments, and making sure that 17-year-old twins Max and Ella are fed, clothed and, of course, loved.

Thankfully, Debra was transferred to the Dove’s Nest Nursing Home in nearby Newton Heath in March this year, something Dale very much welcomed.

He said: “It was killing me as Debs had lost touch with some of her friends because of the distance (to and from Wardle) – people do have busy lifestyles.

“Dove’s Nest is just in Newton Heath, though, the neighbourhood support team were great, and anyone can go and see her every night now if they wish.

“I go in the morning, take her a paper, have a laugh with her for 10 minutes and then go to work.

“I go again at dinner and then in the evening Debs has quite a few friends that go.

“We are trying to raise funds and build the family an extension so that Debs can go home and live with her family.”