REA HQ

Maj W A G Carter

The text below is extracted from a letter received from the son of Maj Nick. If you wish to support the petition, you should follow the link provided.

After joining the Army as a Sapper my father rose through the ranks was offered a commission and retired at the age of 55 as a Major MBE.

During his service he had many postings, India, Egypt, Malaya, Kenya and Nepal being just a few of them.

Within the last couple of years my father unfortunately was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

His mental health rapidly declined after the initial diagnosis and the only drug he has even been given is for agitation, nothing to relieve the symptoms of this devastating illness; alzheimer’s drugs for early and late stage patients having been deemed too expensive at a cost of £2.50 a day by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) and not cost effective.

He has to live in a care home which is in Gillingham with 24/7 care which costs him nearly £1,000 a month out of his army pension, many people have to sell their homes to pay for their care.

Someone who has contributed so much to his or her country should not be kicked in the teeth in their old age by this government.

Because of my father’s predicament, I have become a supporter of the Alzheimer’s Society; they are challenging the NICE decision in the High Court.

I have set up a petition on the Prime Ministers website and would be very grateful for any support, the link is:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/alzheimerdrugs/

Some of you will have served with my father, better known as ‘Nick’. If you want to get in touch, you are welcome to contact me.

Mr R Carter
19 Leaburn Road
Messingham
N Lincs DN17 3SR

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