Young Carer Stories

Celina is a young adult carer who looks after her mum who has cerebral palsy, fibromyalgia, agoraphobia, and some mental health issues.

Sasha is a young adult carer who, along with her brother Lawrence, looks after her Dad who has dementia with neurodegenerative disease.

Liam and his little brother Samuel from Chippenham are about as close as brothers can get. Now 19 years old, Liam has been caring for Samuel, who is 7 and has autism, pretty much since he was born.

Juggling her caring role with school proved difficult for Stacey and her mental health suffered.

Phoebe is 14 and lives in Warminster with her Mum, Dad, younger brother and sister. She has two older brothers and a sister who have moved out. Phoebe appeared in a video for CSW and Young Carers Awareness Day. We grabbed her for a chat

Throughout her life, Kerry has cared for her brother. She washes him, dresses him, helps him get ready – nothing is too much trouble