article_snippet.sent: Miss Grant, from Ironville, Nottinghamshire, was working as a community support worker when Miss Grant started 'ticking' while queuing in a supermarket last January.
article_snippet.sent: " - it was a new tick.
article_snippet.sent: One of Miss Grant's biggest fears was staying over at Grant house because her ticks continue through the night - but Mr Pettier immediately put her at ease. '
article_snippet.sent: The pair moved in with each other in July and Mr Pettier is now a carer for Miss Grant, who suffers severe physical ticks, as well as her verbal outbursts.
article_snippet.sent: her ticks were never a problem for me -