“It’s been hard, [watching] someone so close to you change so rapidly.' Five years ago Sam's life changed dramatically when his, Neal Furze, fell ill on grand final day. | chloebooker
Neal Furze was diagnosed with sepsis five years ago. His legs and his fingers were amputated to save his life.The federal government is providing $3 million worth of $3000 grants to go towards young carers’ education.Sam’s father used to kick the football with him in the backyard and ferry him and his younger sister, Eloise, to their swimming lessons.Sam and Eloise Furze, aged 16 and 13, became carers to their father, Neal, after he developed sepsis in 2017.
Carers Australia estimates 250,000 people around the country aged between 12 and 25 are unpaid carers. To help ease the burden, the federal government is providing $3 million worth of $3000 grants to go towards their education. Applications for the Young Carer Bursary can be made until September 13. “It’s really funny because our dynamics are all over the place,” says Kristine. “Sometimes it’s hard to know who the parents are.”Neal, who also has lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system unrelated to his disability, says those dynamics have sometimes been difficult for him.
But the hardest part of Neal’s disability for the family has not been his physical changes. Six strokes left him with a brain injury that altered parts of his personality.
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