Description
Co-written by two-time William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award winner
Donald McRae, Take Care: A Memoir of Love, Family & Never Giving Up
explores the deepest reserves of resilience, personal sacrifice and hope that
Lindsey Burrow has exhibited on a daily basis since her family’s life was
upended by the terminal MND diagnosis. Juggling her day job for the NHS as a
physiotherapist, with round-the-clock care for Rob, who cannot move or talk, and
can only eat with Lindsey’s assistance, she has simultaneously raised her
brilliant young family and helped to raise awareness for MND. The efforts of Rob,
Lindsey and Kevin Sinfield have raised over £15 million for charity.
In 2024, Lindsey presented her debut ITV1 documentary, ‘Who Cares for Our
Carers?’ which highlighted the emotional and practical hardships faced by
thousands of her fellow unpaid carers, whose hidden work is worth an estimated
£162bn a year in the UK, the equivalent of another NHS. Told in Lindsey’s
characteristically humble, charming and inspirational style, Take Care explores
her life and shares her honest experiences of finding strength in the good and
the bad times, in order to offer readers and families hope to overcome
challenges in their own lives. The book sheds a light on the many families
across the UK who care for their loved ones with little support. Finally, the book
is a rousing call to action, for us all as a society to take better care of one another.
