LOCAL HERO AWARDS: Carer's husband says 'I owe her the world'

Lucy Tattingham from Harnham has been supporting James through a battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In March 2008, James was serving with the Army's Parachute Regiment when he was deployed to Afghanistan.

His active duty took its toll, and James was displaying erratic behaviour that eventually led to him being diagnosed with PTSD.

It was Lucy who made the call to Tidworth based charity Help for Heroes to start getting the help he needs.

She has also sacrificed a lot to care for James, in addition to their two young children, Felix and Alistair.

Lucy's now been awarded the Carer of the Year prize at Spire FM's Local Hero Awards.

"She has never stopped being loving or caring the whole time. She always told me I was a hero, but the truth of it is she's the hero! There have been many times she has saved my life when I have thought I can't go on anymore living with PTSD. For that, I owe her the world."

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Lucy described her shock at winning the prize:

She's one of 12 award winners at the ceremony on Friday night (January 18th) - read more about all the winners on our webpages.