Respite for Sam-Lea

Hi I’m Sam-Lea. I’m 13 years old and I’m a young carer. I live with and care for my dad who is a disabled ex-service man. I help him with the chores around the house including washing up, vacuuming, loading and unloading the washing machine and more. I help him get dressed. I also remind him of his
medication.

We have a cat called Milly and an Old English Bull Mastiff cross with an Old English Bulldog called Winston. I feed them and clean Milly’s litter tray.

Sometimes it is hard as it is just the two of us and I sometimes need to help my dad out of bed, but all-in-all, we work it together and we are very very happy!

I’ve been at Young Carers since last summer and it has given me a huge break. I really enjoyed getting my face painted as a zombie and decorating cakes!