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Young Carer Stories

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Young carer stories are helping raise young carer awareness, help identify young carers. Here they share their feelings and experiences.  By reading their stories you will be able to get an insight into what their role is like. Also, highlighting how different it is for each person.

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Big brother, big adventure

To most people, I appear as an average young person. I am studying my degree, making weird dad jokes and dying my hair too many colours. But a look behind the curtain shows much more beauty and challenge than is…
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My role as a young carer

Hi, my name is Hannah and I’m a young carer for my mum and my two brothers. My hobbies include sewing and crafts. My normal day would start with get up, get dressed, help mum pack lunch and help get…
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Look after you

My name is Miguel, I am 16 and live in the Australian Capital Territory.  I have been caring for my mother for 4 years. My mum has no spleen meaning that she basically has no immune system leading to more problems leaving her always in pain. My piece of advice to my fellow young carers […]
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What an awesome memory

My name is Ashleigh. I am thirteen years old and my five-year-old sister has autism. I have learned a lot of things from her like what things she needs extra help with. I help her with things like communicating and getting dressed. I do it in a way that seems like a game so that […]
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He is my brother

Hi I was 5 years old when my brother was born and about a year and a half later he was diagnosed with autism. My parents picked up when my brother was very young that there was something different about him. Because my brother was different, my life was different also. I was teased and […]
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New day

Hello friends. My name is Mohammad and I’ve been a carer since my grandmother and grandfather lived with us. They both had terminal illness with my nan having Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and died in 2013 and my pop had bowel cancer and died in 2010. I was only 10 then. By the time they both passed, […]
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It’s hard work

I’m a young 14-year-old that has been a young carer for 2 years, let me tell you it’s hard work. My mum has spinocerebellar ataxia now they limit my mum from doing a lot of things and let me tell you it’s hard for me. I have to wake up every day and see her […]
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Being a young carer

My name is Zoe, I am 14 and live in New South Wales. One unique thing about me is the fact that my family all think I am some kind of animal whisperer I have been caring for my mum for 2 years. My mum requires care because she has Multiple Sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis. […]
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My grandfather and I

My name is Yunus, I am 16 and live in Victoria. One unique thing about me is I love cooking. I have been caring for my grandfather for 3 years. My grandfather requires care because he has a disability. I have to care for my grandfather because he’s lonely. My responsibilities include cleaning for my […]
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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 […]
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Unbroken

Hey there! My name is Jess, I am based in NSW, I’m 15 and I have been a young carer for all my life 🙂 I have a strong passion for music and love playing the guitar. I also love gaming. My Mum was a few months pregnant with me when my Dad had the […]
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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 […]
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