'Our Wakefield #HealthHero support workers go above and beyond to help people'

Shelly Lewis and her colleagues at Dimenson UK help people with learning difficulties in the Wakefied, Ossett and Castleford areas.

Shelly said: "We support with relationships, families, friends and partnerships. We also have fun too, we go to cinema, bowling, day trips, holidays.

"But most of all we love our jobs and we support each other as a team in and out of work and as a bunch of women we work together we don’t have any amniosity between us, we work for the best of our client group.

"I think our team is special because we all go above and beyond just work, we have gain friendships and what feels like an extended family while continually staying within all our proffesional boundaries."

The Express has launched its #HealthHeroes campaign to shine a light on the people that make a difference as the world battles against the coranvirus pandemic.

Visit our #HealthHeroes live blog for more stories of people who have made a difference to lives in Wakefield and beyond.If you want to tell us about your #HealthHeroes or anyone else who has made a difference during the crisis please email [email protected] or call 07803 506 029.

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