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Coronavirus has meant extra pressures for carers — but they’ve also found some unexpected silver linings – ABC News
Rita studies at uni and also cares for her younger brother. It’s a juggling act made even tougher by COVID — but there’s also been unexpected benefits, that could…
For young carer Leila Frijat, 2020 has been a “weird mix of positives and negatives”.
Leila helps look after her younger brother Tarek, who has an intellectual disability and mild autism.
“It’s been quite hard as a young person to juggle managing someone else’s life and your own,” the 23-year-old university student says.
“And trying to understand how to support his independence and my own at the same time.”
Leila says the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the family’s access to respite and community…
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