I was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. I came from a large family; I am the second youngest of eight. Now, living in Redbridge, London, I am a foster parent who has looked after around 100 children since starting fostering. Next year, I will have been a foster carer for 25 wonderful years.
My fostering journey started when my daughter was three years old. I took my daughter to a dance class in Barkingside, where I got talking to another parent only to find out that she was a house mother for Barnardo’s. A little girl in the class was one of her house children who loved to dance. My first thought was of how amazing it was to foster, and how I would love to do something like that someday. This is where the seed was sown.
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