#youngcarer

[diedinthefirst5minutes]

Feeling Restricted

Hi, I’m an 18 year old carer and I have been since the age of about 6. I look after my mum who suffers migraines and stomach pains. I can already tell some people will have read migraines and thought “they’re not that bad”. If that’s what you think you’ve never had a migraine, and if you have had one and still thinking that, try having at least one almost everys single day for 12 years.

But my mum isn;t who I came here to type about, I came to type about me. I’m starting to suffer them too, everyday as well, with my preventative medication not working as well anymore. I’m UK-based, so I’m currently taking my A-levels, which piles on the stress. which makes the migraines worse. 

All I want is a day to do what I want without being made to feel guilty about it because I’m not caring for my mum or because I’m not revising/homeworking, or without getting a migraine. I feel like I’m becoming my mother and I hate that; it’s my worst nightmare.

Also writing this I have a migraine, and outside, some inconsiderate prats are letting off fireworks for the 8th night in the row, so I’m not great.

Thank you for reading my rant haha.

xx

[she-who-feels-pain]

Sat here crying about life again. Had to grow up too soon to fill the space of a disabled parent. It would have been so much easier to have an earlier diagnosis and be able to have filled that gap with the support that comes for child carers. As it is I did all that with no support for being a carer or a child. While I needed support studying I had to cook and clean because they were too scared of what the diagnosis would mean for them. I understand that. But it would have been so much easier to provide support if I was also being supported!

[lindamason4]

Lovely three days on Create project with Young Carers in London!

[incurableoptimistest1994]

He’s the best kiddo... always looking after people! So proud of you @tommorgan03 😁🏆❤️ #hesthebest❤️ #lovemycousin❤️ #alwayslookingafterpeople #palliativecarefamily #youngcarer https://www.instagram.com/p/B43O3wvhBYa/?igshid=1vwncl125ngjr

[lindamason4]

Fun three days in London working with young people to create short films!

[ihavenoideasodontask]

I had an idea for a 1st post but then forgot so have this instead...

This is my blog about me so I’m gonna talk a bit about something that happened today. Oh wait I just remembered what I was gonna write before... oh well I’m onto this now. Anyway. I am a carer for elderly people as a full time job. I’ve been doing this job for almost a year and had never done anything like it before. I love the job but it’s very hard and I definitely don’t plan on staying in it forever as I have other big plans that I’ll get into later. So what happened today is that a lady, 90 years of age fell over in her room today. She was sat on her walker when she slipped onto the floor, only slightly banging her head. She insisted she was fine and not in any pain and tbh she did looked completely fine. No slurred speech, no confusion or dizziness. She did seem very fine and more than capable to get up. Unfortunately protocol says the second they mention they banged their head we must call an ambulance. So we did. I waited with her on the floor. Luckily the ambulance didn’t take long to get here. Only an hour which is very, VERY fast. It was hard because the woman keeps insisting she is fine and is getting irritable with me for not letting her get up. She started to get aches and pains from sitting on the floor. Just before the ambulance arrived she said she was going to get up and walk away. I don’t know what I would have had to have done to get her to stay there. The lady is in pain and so uncomfortable on the floor and appears perfectly fine but if I disobey paramedics orders I would be fired. Luckily that’s when the ambulance arrived. They checked her over and she was fine so we could help her up. Before I have stayed on the floor with someone for 7 hours waiting for an ambulance. By the end both me and the lady were in terrible pain. I’ll write an entry about that experience another time though. Thanks for reading and please comment your feelings!

[lindamason4]

Produced and Filmed by Young Carers in Portsmouth - commissioned as part of the Portsmouth Festivities 2019, film screened at Number 6 Cinema during the festival (before the main programme) and was the opening film at the 20 Love closing event in June 2019.

Song: Night Owl Artist: Broke for Free License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

More information on the project 

https://www.eggandspoonfilms.com/young-carers

[lindamason4]

Produced and Filmed by Young Carers in Portsmouth - commissioned as part of the Portsmouth Festivities 2019, screened at the closing event on 23rd June.

Song: Night Owl Artist: Broke for Free License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0