Tracey Gililand cares for her disabled sons and says she suffers sleepless nights and exhaustion.
Unpaid carers in Northern Ireland are suffering from "shocking levels of poor health", according to the charity Carers NI.
The survey also found some 40% had not had a break from caring during the previous year and 23% said support services in their area did not meet their needs.Tracey Gililand, from Portadown, cares for her two disabled sons and said families like hers have been all but forgotten since the beginning of the pandemic.
The survey also found that carers' health is worsening due to the cost of living crisis, with nearly 70% reporting that rising bills had a negative impact on their physical or mental health. Mr Humphries is retired and has arthritis, diabetes and mobility problems in one of his legs. He sometimes has to use a walking stick to get around."I've never been offered a care package and on the occasions that I've asked for help, nothing has changed."I haven't heard from our social worker in five years and when I started the process of doing a carer's assessment, the pandemic began and put everything on hold. I haven't heard a word about it since.