“It’s been amazing… well worth the challenges,” Kim added.<\/p>\n
After the couple, who are now both 62, completed 12 months of training, they were matched with Clare.<\/p>\n
Since she moved into their Lancashire home, Clare’s life has changed dramatically.<\/p>\n
Mike and Kim said she now goes for daily walks, is medication-free and is very excited to soon go on her first cruise.<\/p>\n
Clare described her hosts as “extra special” people. <\/p>\n
“I don’t ever want to go – this is my home forever now,” she explained.<\/p>\n
“I love that they gave me a nice warm home and I feel safe.”<\/p>\n
Clare loves to give people nicknames, as she sometimes struggles to remember full names.<\/p>\n
Kim is affectionately known as Posh, while Mike is called Smart.<\/p>\n
She added: “Everybody I tell about Shared Lives asks ‘Can we move in, is there any room?’<\/p>\n
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