Stories Archive - York Carers Centre

Carer stories

Caring looks different for everyone. Here, carers share their own experiences in their own words, including the challenges they face and what has helped them along the way.

We hope these stories help you feel less alone and remind you that support is available.

Hilary is a carer and agreed to be interviewed about what it's like to be a carer. Hilary is on holiday in the photo and the sea is in the background.

"Although we've been married for nearly 50 years - we've just had our 49th wedding anniversary - the circumstances have changed. The relationship has changed. Because I realised that I had become a carer, not just a wife."

Watch Hilary's story

A photo of Carol - a carer - being interviewed in her home, sharing her story about what life is like for her as a carer,

"York Carers Centre has helped me enormously. I'm not a one for speaking about my feelings. They've offered me ways of just being in situations where I don't have to talk if I don't want to, but I can, if I want to."

Watch Carol's story

A photo of Mandy wearing jeans and a grey fleece, on her sofa, being interviewed for a Carer Story.

“I haven’t laughed for a long, long time. I feel - I'm finding me but a different me now - through it all. I feel 100% validated, I feel like I'm a person. You know, I am Mandy. Julie’s done that to me."

Watch Mandy's story

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