‘For the first time, I’m able to focus on myself’
Kate Kaur, 61, is retired and lives with her daughter, Suki, in Nottingham.
I’ve spent my whole life working or caring. I owned a fish and chip for 35 years and was a single mum to my two children, Suki, now 39, and Satvir, 41. Then, in 2012, my mum Gurmej moved in with me. She was in her 70s and frail, and I wanted her close by.
When I decided to close my shop during lockdown, it was for Mum’s safety. I spent all of my time looking after her, who by that point was blind and