1 . "Carers" are all sorts of people with so many different caring roles. I know this only too well from attending my severely ill mother as a teenager, to having main carer responsibility for my Nanna for her last ten years, to now as a father caring for my disabled son.
But more importantly, I was also cared for. My dad had died when I was four, so after my mum died, it was my amazing Nanna and Grandad who took me in. Because they were my grandparents, I never really thought of them as "carers"，and I don't think they did either. Back then, I probably didn9t even know what 66kinship（亲属关系）carer" meant
It wasn't easy for them. My mother's long illness and early death nearly broke them. I used to think looking after me helped them deal with their heartbreak. But the truth is, they helped me get over my mum's death. Surrounding me with unquestioning love, they were classic kinship carers.
Working as a lawyer, I've helped a surprisingly large number of kinship carers over the years—mostly grandparents, fighting the system for their precious grandchildren. I like to think I go the extra mile, which helped them face the challenges. More than 180,000 children across the UK are being raised by kinship carers today, but the huge challenges facing them are too often forgotten by politicians and policymakers.
What my Nanna and Grandad did—and what kinship carers across the UK are doing today—is amazing. They are giving a loving home to these children, while reducing the stress on the formal care system― ven though it may add difficulties to their own life. We can't thank and support them too much.
1. The author knows very well about what carers are by .| A．giving and getting care | B．doing voluntary work |
| C．becoming a parent | D．learning from carers |
| A．They took care of the author's ill mother. |
| B．They spoiled the author with too much love. |
| C．They offered to look after the author's children. |
| D．They helped the author get through hard times. |
| A．Take the wrong way. | B．Make a special effort. |
| C．Save much precious time. | D．Do some unnecessary work. |
| A．Carers Face Huge Challenges |
| B．More Kinship Carers Needed |
| C．Carers Deserve Recognition and Support |
| D．British Policies Intended for Kinship Carers |
