Young Carer Stories

Amy, who used to look after her Mum before she died last year from cancer, shares her moving story with us.  Trigger warning: This post focuses on bereavement

Phoebe, 11, is a young carer and supports her mum who has cerebral palsy and suffers from anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Chelsea is a young carer aged 8, who lives at home with her mum and sister. Chelsea helps to look after and support her 9 year old sister Phoebe, who has ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and ASC (autism spectrum condition).

Finley is 11 years old, he is a young carer for his mum, Emily. Emily suffers from various health conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and relies on Finley’s support with day-to-day activities. Finley doesn’t recognise himself as being a young carer. To him, he just thinks what he does is what all children do for their parents.

Celina was thrown into caring for her Mum at a young age, but no one really understood her caring role and how hard it was to juggle everything at once Trigger warning: mental health

Phoebe is 14 and lives with her Mum, Dad, younger brother and sister. She has two older brothers and a sister who have moved out. We grabbed Pheobe for a chat. Trigger warning: mental health