Real stories
Robyn with Wendy,
her support worker.
bandage her mother’s wounds.
Everyone relied on Robyn.
“I never talked about my feelings
with anyone. Any feelings I had
I bottled up. The teachers didn’t
know what was happening at
home either.”
At the age of 11 social services
referred Robyn to Barnardo’s
Doncaster Young Carers Service
and she was introduced to Wendy,
Autumn 2016
her support worker. Robyn was
terrified. She didn’t understand
what was happening and she didn’t
know that she was a young carer.
“When I first met Robyn she
wouldn’t speak to me, the most
I got was a little smile or a nod,”
says Wendy.
Wendy and Robyn met regularly
and talked about Robyn’s feelings.
Robyn eventually began to trust
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