Needed help with Raising child

Mr George McFarlane. Male, aged 53 years. Married for 5 years with 3 children. Needed help with raising child and so she invited her Chinese mother to come to Australia to help out. Needed help with raising child and invited Chinese mother to Australia to help out

Mr McFarlane’s background includes:

• Second marriage – first wife died of cancer 8 years previously
• Occupation – Long haul truck driver
• Earns good money
• Away from home a lot – not there to support family
• Overweight – 135kg
• Hypertension
• Uses watching television and beer to cope with stress
• Smoker
• Diet preferences are Australian. Often has a poor diet when on the road for work including ‘fatty food from truck stops’
• Has a 26-year old son from first marriage who has severe depression and uses illicit drugs, visits on occasion (very disruptive when he does visit)
• Unknown social support and external interests
• Has osteoarthritis in (L) knee
• Reliant on wife, Yu Yang, to complete all domestic duties as he is not self-sufficient.

Mrs Yu Yang McFarlane is Mr McFarlane’s wife. She is 38 years old.

Mrs McFarlane’s background includes:

• Came to Australian as a university student
• Fell pregnant at the age of 19 – did not marry
• Married George 5 years ago
• Has 3-year old twins at home
• One twin has developmental disorder
• English language is good
• Was/Is isolated with no extended family
• Her issues will be those of isolated immigrant
• Prefers to cook Asian food
• Needed help with raising child and so she invited her Chinese mother to come to Australia to help out
• Needed help with raising child and invited Chinese mother to Australia to help out