Oliver Davis, aged 14, from Eastbourne, has won a BBC Make a Difference Award for Surrey and Sussex, for his role as a young carer.  Since he was just 8 years old, Oliver...
Young carer wins BBC Make a Difference Award
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Carers’ Stories Articles
Connecting with other carers at my mental health carers group
Anna Newman looks after her husband, Thomas. Here Anna writes about her caring role and meeting with the Care for the Carers’ Mental Health Carers Group. My name is Anna, and I am...
A grateful carer
​Neil tells us about caring for his wife, Gillian, who has arthritis. My wife Gillian and I have been married for 54 years and we have one 33 year old daughter and have both had...
Rosemary’s story
​Rosemary lives in Buxted, East Sussex with her partner. They met ten years ago. Rosemary tells us about her caring role, and looking after her partner. My partner is 92 years old...
Oliver and Wendy. A young carer looks after his mum
Oliver is 11 years old, lives in Eastbourne and attends Gildredge House School. Oliver's mum, Wendy, has a pacemaker and a mechanical heart valve and takes special medication for her condition....
Young carers look after their mum
Samuel, 9, and twins, Benjamin and Oliver, 5, live in Bexhill and care for their Mum, Nicki. In 2019, Nicki, was diagnosed with Non Epileptic Attack Disorder, which means she can experience over ten...
Carers speak about their challenges during coronavirus
Young Adult Carers Share Their Stories
​For Young Carers Awareness Day, we are featuring Young Adults Carers (YACs) speaking about their caring lives. The YACS attend a regular, monthly Young Adult Carer group for...
Growing up as a young carer for a parent
Seerche talks about her experiences as a young carer, caring for her mum, and how it has shaped her life as an adult. Watch the film'Growing Pains': Find out more about the Carers' Words, Carers'...
How life changes when you become a carer overnight
Linda explains the relentless nature of being a carer, and finding out about her partner's accident, and how her subsequent role as a carer for him has changed her life. Watch the short film 'You...
Creative Writing Workbook: Carers Words, Carers Lives
Care for the Carers is proud to publish the Creative Writing workbook for carers. The workbook shares our experiences of delivering creative writing sessions, provides practical creative writing...
Carers changing needs: Care for the Carers in 2019
Care for the Carers' Chief Executive, Jennifer Twist, discusses carers' changing roles since the charity was established 30 years ago, and her views on carers needs in the future. Find out more...
Caring for a relative with learning disabilities
Chris talks about how his life changed to become a full-time carer when his son was diagnosed with significant learning disabilities. Watch the short film 'To Sum It Up': Find out more about the...
Maintaining balance in a carer and partner relationship
Ben shares his experiences of caring for his partner, and outlines how the caring role is not all 'one way'. Watch the short film 'Two Way Street': Find out more about theCarers' Words, Carers'...
Dealing with emotions as a carer
Babs shares the emotions she's experienced as a carer, and reveals some of the poetry that she has written as part of our 'Carers' Words, Carers' Lives' project. Watch the short film 'Time for me':...
Downs and ups as a carer
Denise demonstrates in both the despair and humour that go with her caring role. Watch the 'Shipwreck and sunrise' film: Find out more about the Carers' Words, Carers' Lives project. You can watch...
How a Carer’s Assessment can benefit you
Hazel talks about caring for her neighbour, and encourages all unpaid carers to get a Carer's Assessment. Watch the 'Part of my life' film: Find out more about the Carers' Words, Carers' Lives...
Memories of a former carer
Anna shares her experiences of caring for her parents, the language barriers they faced and the difficulties and frustrations that this caused. Watch the 'What I Know' film: Find out more about the...
Effects of long term caring for a partner
Geoff shares his story of caring for his wife, and the impact that caring in the long term has had on him. Watch the film, 'Long Time': Find out more about the Carers' Words, Carers' Lives project....
What I’ve learned from being a working carer
Carole Gregory, Development Officer at Care for the Carers, shares her experiences of being a working carer, caring for her parents, husband and disabled son. Watch the 'Little Things' video: Find...
The benefits of creative writing for carers
Evlynn Sharp, our Writer in Residence, outlines her experiences of delivering a creative writing project with carers. Watch the 'Telling the story as it is' video: Find out more about the Carers'...
Lea’s story
Lea is an unpaid carer who lives in East Sussex, and who, along with her sister, jointly cares for her mother with dementia. Share this article: Â
Charlotte’s Story
Charlotte's Story Charlotte is one of several unpaid carers in East Sussex to take part in our inter-generational Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives heritage project....
Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives
Care for the Carers has produced a poetry anthology of carers’ writing, Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives,as partof its creative writing project led...
Jason’s Story
Jason's Story Jason is one of several unpaid carers in East Sussex to take part in our inter-generational Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives heritage project. Jason...
Ian’s Story
Ian is one of several unpaid carers in East Sussex to take part in our inter-generational Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives heritage project. Ian took part in a short...
John’s Story
John's Story John is one of several unpaid carers in East Sussex to take part in our inter-generational Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives heritage project. John took...
Carers’ Stories – Chris Raeburn
Carer Ambassador Chris Raeburn talks to Care for the Carers about his experience of caring for this son. YouTube Video To find out more about how Care for the Carers can support...
Janice’s Story
Janice's Story Janice is one of several unpaid carers in East Sussex to take part in our inter-generational Carers’ Words, Carers’ Lives heritage project. Janice...
In focus: Young Adult Carers Group
We hold Young Adult Carers (YACs) Groups monthly in the evening for carers aged 17 to 25 years. Run by carer support workers, the groups are split into two...
Carers Breaks – Derek
Derek is a carer for his wife Susan, who is living with dementia. He talks to Care for the Carers about getting a break from his caring role. ,CarersBreaks If you’re an unpaid...
Carers Breaks – Roger
Former carer Roger Strange-Burlong looked after his wife for 13 years and here he talks to Care for the Carers about his experience of getting a break from his caring role and the impact on his...