The Carer Stories Project aims to give Carers a voice to share their experiences of caring through written accounts, video and audio recordings, art and more.
We began in November 2020 by asking for Carers to share their experiences to help raise awareness of Carers and to help identify hidden Carers in our communities. Since then we have had over fifty Carers who have said they are happy to share their stories!
We have been working through our list and trying to record as many stories as possible. If you expressed an interest but haven’t heard from us yet, we apologise and please be assured that will be in touch soon.
Carer Stories
Anne's Story
Anne is a Carer for her son, who has a brain tumour. She has been a Carer for three and a half years.
Stephen's Story
Stephen is a Carer for his brother, who has a mental health condition. He has been a Carer for 42 years.
Nicola's Story
Nicola is a Young Adult Carer who has been caring for her mum since she was a teenager.
Linda's Story
Linda is a Carer for her husband, who has MS. She has been a Carer for fourteen years.
Kate's Story
Kate gave up a high level career, earnings and pensions when she became a Carer for her parents.
Your Story Matters
One of the things we hear time and again from Carers is how much it helps to hear what others are going through – how this encourages them and gives ideas for coping with their own situation.
Sharing your story with others can help them to see that they are not alone in what they are going through, but it also gives you a chance to speak about your experiences in your own voice.
We can include as much or as little information as you want, and we can do it anonymously if you prefer. We will show you the finished story before it is shared, and you can specify where it can and cannot be used.
This is about telling your story your way.
If you would like to speak to us about sharing your story, fill in the form below and we’ll be in touch.
If you are interested in sharing, we can work with you to tell your story in a way that you are comfortable with. This might be:
- an article, story, poem
- a piece of art
- an audio recording
- an animation
- a video
