'Bright, beautiful star' Alice, 6, is Northamptonshire's young carer of the year 2023
A six-year-old girl who started looking after her ill mother when she was just three has picked up a Young Carer of the Year Award.Her mother nominated her because "she is such a bright, beautiful star and has taken the last three years in her stride."For the past three years, Alice's mother, Charlotte, has had a long-term illness.
She said: "It's been a difficult time for Alice because obviously you don't expect to be looking after your parents but she's taking it in her stride. "It could be something as simple as helping to get my shoes, helping with my clothes, helping with the cooking.Caring at three years oldCharlotte added: "When I first was struggling, she would be in the bathroom with me when I was wasn't very well and she would be bringing me cups of water and staying with me and putting me back into bed and help me into my pyjamas."
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