Register Login

Young Carer Stories

Who I am today

You are the love to my heart, the passion in my heart. You are the happiness in my smile and the drive in my passion.

You’re the my first thought in the morning and the last thought at night.

You have taught me so much, I have learnt how to live, appreciate and accept.

I thank you for what you have taught me, what we have experienced and for what us to come.

Because of you, I am who I am today, and for that, I am grateful.

Other stories

It can be hard

I was sick and couldn’t go to school, she wouldn’t know why because no one in the house had been sick, in 2015 I was told I have anxiety and a high stress rate. When I started getting older, I had a friend that would occasionally pick me up. My mum has less bad days, […]
Read full story

I didn’t know I was a young carer

I’m Tom, I’m 22 and I’m from Newcastle, NSW. Originally I was a carer for my nan, who lived with us. Mum was a single parent, so she worked full time. Then unfortunately, when Nan passed away my mum couldn’t cope with it. She essentially had a nervous breakdown. I had to step in and […]
Read full story

We love music

My name is Billie and I live in Victoria with my brother and my mother. I am a university student, and my brother is 9 and at primary school. We spend a lot of time together, as I take him to school and pick him up most days outside of my university hours, and I […]
Read full story