Young Carer Stories
We love to get stories from young carers. This is your chance to be a published author! Check out the stories below. Click here to send us your story.
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| Angelica's Letter | A few weeks before camp, I hit rock bottom. My dad (who I care for) had gone through a year and half of intense illness, at one point resulting in him being on life support and us instructing the hospital to turn the machines off... View Story |
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| MY BROTHER SAM HAS MOWAT WILSON SYNDROME | | My brother Sam has Mowat wilson syndrome hes also got other problems and disabilities.... View Story |
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| I WISH SOMETIMES THEY CAN SEE WHAT I SEE | | In 2006 my mother was diagnosed with Liver failure and enlarged heart and throat cancer..... View Story |
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| MY MUM HAD A STROKE | | in 2005 my mum had a stroke. it was hard for me becouse i was only about eight and i think i had a fight with her that morning befor school.... View Story |
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| Imagination is the Key | | When a flame is lit it is so easy to be blown out. A new world yet to be discovered. A world that we create on paper through text or through picture. Our own world.... View Story |
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| My mother has BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) | | My mother has BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) View Story |
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| Mu autistic brother | | I care for my autistic brother View Story |
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| She has made me who I am | | She has made me who I am View Story |
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| Sis, if only you could know. | | I listen to my sister cry,
when she crys I cry,
I dont know why View Story |
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| My brother John | | I have a brother his name is John.
He's autistic and artistic with shaving cream. He loves to dream about the wiggles and he likes to giggle, he is sneaky and very cheaky and I fight but in the end it's alright..... View Story |
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| I'm trying my hardest to continue to take care of everyone. | | When I was 11 or so my mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and she fought with it for three years and various operations until the cancer took to her entire body and she died. View Story |
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| Health is the most important thing in your life! | | When i was 12 i still remember my mum running to the doctors. Something was up, but she didn't want to worry me with her problems because i was being bullied at the time. A year later she was diagnosed with kidney failure and since then has to do dialysis- a 6 hour ... View Story |
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| My little sister | | Hi my name is amie-lea and i care for my little siter she has got several disabilities such as prematurity,extremely low birth weight,hyaline membrane disease,complicated by apnoeas bradycardias,chronic lung disease... View Story |
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| My brothers have their problems | | my brothers have their problems, but i am forever greatful of them they have showed me that not everything in life is fine and dandy. View Story |
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| Chloe Lea | | Hi my name is Amie-lea i have a younger sister her name is Chloe-lea. View Story |
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| My dad has rheumatoid athritis | | My dad has rheumatoid athritis View Story |
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| My 3 brothers | | Hi my name is Jessica and I am 15. My family life is very difficult as I have more than one person that I have to look after. View Story |
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| My Speech | | I was asked by a young carer worker in my area if I would like to speak at the high schools in my area about young carers and my experience as one. Below is what I am going to be saying at the assemblies. View Story |
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| Caring for my Sister and my Dad | | I help care for my sister who has a mental illness called schizo- affective disorder and severe depression and my dad who has diabetes, heart problems, sleep apnea, and had a hip replacement..... View Story |
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| My Brother has Bipolar | | Hi my name is Tanielle. I am 9 years old and I have a brother. At first my brother Mitchell was diagnosed with adhd, add, and odd..... View Story |
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| Caring for Dad and My Brother | | My father has alot of diseases. He has something wrong with his muscles and they swell when he tries to do things that he needs to do to lift drive and work. View Story |
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| Riverina Camp 2007 | | hey i went to the riverina camp 2007 it was awesome View Story |
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| Katherine's Story | | I have been the sole carer for the past 5 years for both my parents... View Story |
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| Aaron | | I have good days, I have bad days...It is taking care of Aaron that keeps me going everyday... View Story |
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| Emma's Story | | I am 16, i have been caring for my dad ever since we were in a huge car accident, in 2002.. View Story |
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| My sister has a disability | | My sister has a disability View Story |
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| Kasey's Story | | hi im kasey im 17 and am a young carer i have looked after my mum since the age of 12 i have an older sister she is now 18 but she said mum was a freak then soon after left and moved to nans. View Story |
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| My Sister and My Brother | | My sister is mentally disabled, one of my brothers is slightly autistic and the other is extremely dyslexic, and I'm me..... View Story |
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| My Granny | | 9yrs old heart still shining
cant believe i'm still not whining,
sitting their in the car View Story |
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| I have an excellent mother | | What I want people to know about the person I care for is that just because she is different does not mean that she is crazy or psycho. View Story |
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| I Care for Both My Parents | | I care for both my parents, they both need alot of help that both my sister and I give them but it is mostly me because my sister is always off doing her own thing. View Story |
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| My dad has schizophrenia and has had it ever since he was a child. | | With my dad having a mental illness...I have learnt a life lesson, this lesson is even though someone might have an illness or disease, it doesn't mean that they can't live life to the fullest... View Story |
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| I Went on the Laurel Hill Riverina Camp | | hey i went on the Laurel Hill Riverina camp last year and i just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making camp so much fun. View Story |
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| My Brother Alex is Terminally Ill | | My brother alex is terminally ill, he will probably not live past ten maby twelve. He cannot walk, talk, eat or see. His disease is called leukodystrophy. View Story |
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| I Have A Sister | | I have a sister who's mentally disabled. There isn't a known name to her condition, but basically she is 19 but has the mind of a 3 year old. She can't talk but she can understand most View Story |
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| My Family Are Deaf | | My family means a lot to me because they all are deaf but i'm the only one in my family that is not deaf... View Story |
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| Jimmy | | Jimmy means a lot to me, he is my World. You see, Jimmy is my 13 year old brother, the youngest out of the three kids in my family. Jimmy was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, which is a disorder which impacts upon the intellectual View Story |
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| He Has Fallen Out Of His Wheelchair | | He has fallen out of his wheelchair, there is no way I can pick him up, I have tried very hard to help him, but all I can do at this moment is get the phone and wait... View Story |
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| My Twin Brother Means a Lot To Me | | My twin brother means a lot to me because he is a special boy who never gives up. View Story |
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| When I was a kid.. | | When I was just a kid I asked my Mum a question about my brother who has Down Syndrome. "If Jeuan has Down Syndrome and can't talk, would that mean if he had 'Up Syndrome' he would be able to talk?" View Story |
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| searching for the light | | searching for the light View Story |
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