Love Island star Malin Andersson has returned to work as a carer on the front line amid coronavirus crisis.
The 27-year-old is working three to four days a week, visiting up to six elderly patients a day with Olney Care Services in Buckinghamshire.
After washing, dressing, and feeding them, Malin sits and talks to them. She said it’s an amazing distraction.
Malin said: “Returning to my former job as a carer these last few weeks has been so important to me – I’ve got the training, so I can offer my hand to help at this horrible time.”
“I’m one for being active. I live alone but I can’t be kept in – I find it really difficult. My mind plays tricks on me and I overthink, but the last few weeks have been an amazing distraction.”
Malin said it’s amazing to care for elderly patients as they are living in isolation and no one is visiting them amid coronavirus pandemic.
When she was asked about being scared of the deadly virus, she said she is not afraid of getting coronavirus as she has nobody to worry about.
She said she has lost her mother and daughter and has gone through so much that she is not scared of anything now.
Malin said: “And I’ve got to be honest, I’m not in fear of contracting it because it’s just me.”
“When it comes to illnesses and stuff, I’ve never been scared of stuff like that… I’ve seen my mum die, I’ve seen my daughter die, I’ve been through so much trauma I’m not scared of anything.”
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Malin said she is not helping these people but the people are helping her.
Malin lost her mother in 2017. She cared for her mother in her final days and decided to be a carer after her death.
While she lost her daughter, who was born seven weeks early, just weeks after giving birth to her.
Malin says caring for elderly patients is therapeutic for her as she speaks about her life experiences and what she has gone through to them which makes her feel better.
However, she doesn’t intend to continue to work as a carer after the coronavirus ends.
She said: “I don’t plan to stay in care after this [coronavirus] is over, I’ve got my career to focus on, but this is purely me helping out in a time when it’s needed.”
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