Project Description
Caring for my mum
Being a young carer means
I get to spend time with my mum
I help her when things are difficult
Its not all humdrum
We have fun and we laugh
especially when its time for her to bath
The water gets everywhere but we don’t care
because to do this alone
She doesn’t dare
When Mum is sad I try
to make things right
We sometimes talk right into the night
I help around the house doing chores
I am aware my friends all know the score
The support we get from
family and friends means
so much. I hope it
never ends
‘Young Carers’ helps me to be me
for just a little while
With them I can always
smile
If caring for mum is my life
to be the best I will
always strive
Know that she loves me
for what I do and I know
that I will always love
her too
Poem by Melissa Ogden
Supported by Centre 33