‘Liona’ has been a carer since she was 12-years-old and cares for her my mum who suffers from MS (Multiple Sclerosis).
Being a young carer since she was 12 was a difficult process for her because she had to neglect a lot of school work and her social life to perform her caring role.
Liona left school in 2018 with very few qualifications. When she left school, she didn’t have a lot of opportunities to study due to her lack of experience and could not progress to university.
Since high school, Liona wanted to be a doctor, however, at that time she was continually discouraged due to her commitments as a carer, but also because of her low attainment in school due to her caring role.
Being part of Young Carers helped her in progressing onto university level study. This year was offered two places to study medicine, so she can train to be a doctor.
Young Adult Carers has provided her support financially and emotionally throughout the whole process. Without Young Adult Carers, Liona doesn’t believe she would have been able to sit her Higher exams, and in turn apply to study medicine at university.
