A COMPILATION of short stories written by the borough's carers has been published by Bury Council.
The booklet, titled Am I a Carer Too?, brings together people's thoughts and was penned during a competition to mark National Carers Week.
Gwen Lucas, the council's carers liaison officer, said: "A carer is someone of any age taking care of a relative, friend or neighbour who is elderly and infirm, physically or mentally disabled or is chronically sick.
"Our experience is that carers seldom associate themselves with being a carer and therefore are unlikely to be aware of the support which is available. We wanted them to put in writing the circumstances which made them realise that they were a carer and not just a son, daughter, parent, friend or neighbour so that other carers could start to identify with them."
The booklets are on sale through the Carers Centre (0161 764 2787) and the Manchester Jewish Federation (0161 795 0024).
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