A WOMAN from Blackwood has opened up about her "painful" experiences of caring for and losing a loved one to a terminal illness as one of Britain's most beloved soaps reaches a climax on a story helping to raise awareness of such conditions.

Rosie Hollings, now 31, cared for her mother Alyson for nine years after she was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged just 43.

As Coronation Street reaches the climax of its current storyline that sees resident Paul Foreman pass away from the same disease, Rosie has bravely opened up on her experiences of caring for someone with MND and her grieving process.

Rosie's mother Alyson was diagnosed with MND aged just 43 (Image: Supplied) Rosie's mother Alyson was diagnosed with the disease in 2014, and she became her primary carer, saying that she "didn’t see it as a sacrifice, it was a blessing", as her mum was her "best friend".

They watched the ongoing MND storyline on Coronation Street together, and Rosie says that seeing issues that her mother experienced, including being turned away on a night out because someone thought she was drunk, being covered on........

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