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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sage Swinton

A time to cherish the thousands in Newcastle who care

Carers Tracy Ellem and Luke Randall at the forum at Fort Scratchley on Friday. Picture by Marina Neil

Turbulent, resilient, challenging, rewarding. They're all words two local residents use to describe their roles as carers.

Luke Randall, 22, became a carer as a teenager, looking after his chronically ill mum as well as his brother, who has epilepsy and young onset Parkinson's disease.

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