'I feel untidy, grotty, and there are days I don’t want to get out of bed, but I have to stay strong, to keep going for them.'
A mum who five-years-ago became Britain's oldest mother of quadruplets is now living with them across two room at a budget hotel. Tracey Britten gave birth to the quads when she was 50 but now five years on is living in a Travelodge while the children's dad sleeps at his mum's house after they were made homeless.
Tracey broke the record for the oldest mum to give birth to quads in October 2018 after IVF treatment in Cyprus. Her and husband, Stephen, were hoping for just the one child, but got four with Grace, George and identical twins Fredrica and Francesca. "I feel terrible that they are having to live like this, though none of it is their fault, and I’ll do whatever I can to find us another lovely, stable home," Tracey said. Stephen spends his time in the hotel after work and on the weekends but sleeps at his mum's house, which wasn't big enough for everyone.
They approached their local council in the hopes for being offered a house but they were told they would need to be actually homeless before they could be added to a waiting list. And even this could take up to 10 years. The council is covering the emergency hotel accommodation which costs around £2,500 a week.
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