Dear YC'ers,

 It's quite exciting to be back surfing the white and green slopes of the YC NET website once again. I must say, it took me a sec to remember where I had to log in- clearly all this old age business is affecting my memory.

 I'm guessing some of you are new to the site and have the burning (or mildly tingling) question: "Who's artygirl?!'.    I'm 19 and I'm a girl. So, that's the gender and age issues sorted out, but why am I here? Well, my dad has MS (Multiple Sclerosis) which some of you might be all too familiar with for your liking or indeed, you might be hearing about it for the first time. In summary it's all down to his central nervous system (which is pretty important for making your body work) He can't walk very well and has lack of control over his hands and general body- especially when it's really cold.

 I'm hoping that through my blog you might learn from some things I'll tell you about. Even if you just take one thing away from my blogging then that'll be me happy. I hope you're all holding up well and things aren't getting too tough for you. Remember that even when things seem daunting, you WILL get through them and you WILL come out the other side. Young carers have a few challenges to face in life that most people will never come up against, but hey, we're fighters, we can get through it and you know what? I reckon it's made me a stronger person in the long run and I'm certain it'll do the same for you as well.

Well, until tomorrow,

Artygirl