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  • BeautyOfAutumn

    23 June 2012 at 21:16

    am i a young carer...?

     

     

    Ok well my mum has had an awful disease for a few years now that effects her brain. She is now classified as physically disabled. She can still wash herself and take her medicine but the operations and surgery she has had over the years have left her weak and unable to look up. My dad is with us but he has work. He's off on stress leave at the moment, but otherwise, I have to help mum. I have to carry shopping, get her meds and specialised pillows for her, all that kind of stuff. She has had her drivers license taken from her for 6 months as well, because she is currently at risks of fits.

    I have to look after my sister sometimes too. we went swimming once with her friend and mum couldnt go in. Dad had to stay with her and I had to look after my little sister and her friend for the rest of the time in the pool.

    I think this means im a young carer but im not sure, and im not sure whether people at school will accept that I am. At school, its not exactly a good thing if you are :/ at the moment I really couldnt care because im just about to start my GCSE's and im really worried about all the pressure and stress getting too much :/ please help, BeautyOfAutumn xxx
  • Becky2248

    24 June 2012 at 20:11

     

    If its getting to much, talk to someone at school, a teacher, your form tutor, head of year or the school nurse because the school will have things they can do to help you cope and manage all the work.

    hope this helps, remember to look after yourself

    becky xx
  • TearingAtTheEdges

    28 June 2012 at 15:42

     
    Becky2248 - 24 June 2012 at 20:11

     

    If its getting to much, talk to someone at school, a teacher, your form tutor, head of year or the school nurse because the school will have things they can do to help you cope and manage all the work.

    hope this helps, remember to look after yourself

    becky xx

     

    Yes, I think you are a young carer.

    I'm also a young carer and I did what becky advised. I talked to my guidance teacher and she got in touch with Young Carers. An adult volunteer from the Young Carers group came to my school and talked to me about my caring role and what I did for my mum. She told me that I was a young carer.

    Young Carers helped me a lot and gave me time to be a normal teen again. It was scary at first meeting new people but after a while I got used to it and made new friends. They offered to get someone to look after my mum whilst I was out or on holidays with Young Carers. They were really supportive and helped a lot. Homework wasn't as much as a problem either as my teachers were alerted that I was a Carer and were also supportive of me. It also showed me how many people from my school were young carers. 

    I became closer to the people at my school that were also young carers and we would talk about problems we would have. A lot of people in my year know I'm a young carer and most people are supportive and my friends have offered to help me whenever they can.

    I really hope this helps and I'm sorry it's so long but just know that your not alone. 

    SBx 
  • BeautyOfAutumn

    29 June 2012 at 21:33

     

    Thank you both :) I've decided to go to the Drop in at my school next week and hopefully I can go from there. It would be a great relief from the stress at home if I knew I had someone to talk to when I really needed them.

    Thanks for pushing me towards this :) xxxxx
  • TearingAtTheEdges

    30 June 2012 at 10:52

     
    BeautyOfAutumn - 29 June 2012 at 21:33

     

    Thank you both :) I've decided to go to the Drop in at my school next week and hopefully I can go from there. It would be a great relief from the stress at home if I knew I had someone to talk to when I really needed them.

    Thanks for pushing me towards this :) xxxxx

     

    I'm glad I could help. If you ever need any advice on anything put a post up and I'll help you in whatever way I can.

     

    artdiva x 

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