Mr Keogh is philosophical - this is not what he and his wife intended for their retirement, but you play the cards life deals you. "You don't know what you don't know, and until we came up against something and it was pointed out to us, if you don't know that something exists then you don't know to ask. It doesn't get any easier; it's a matter of chance I suppose," Mr Keogh said. For the Keoghs, life changed in 2015, soon after Mr Keogh's retirement, when Mrs Keogh's deteriorating sight severely compromised her independence. When Mr Keogh was working, he could not access respite services unless he himself left Dunedin on annual leave.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 15:32 UTC