National Carers Week – a time to recognise and show support for Australia’s incredible unpaid carers.
Both popular Adelaide radio personalities, in 2020, Chris Dzelde quit his full-time job in radio to care for his beloved wife Mel. It followed on from Mel’s cancer diagnosis some years earlier and numerous bouts of chemotherapy and other treatments to try and stop the cancer from spreading. Sadly, following an additional diagnosis of MND in 2021, Mel lost her fight at the end of 2022.
For Chris, there was never any question of doing whatever it took to provide the care and support that Mel needed, and – like so many other carers – putting his own needs to one side. To share his story, Chris joined us on Saturday Breakfast. I have worked with both Chris & Mel and have to be honest I was holding back the tears and thank Chris for his warmth and openness to help others in this episode.
