Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

Last week, I had the great privilege of meeting with a group of parents—in fact, they were a group of mums—at MyTime in Stirling. MyTime is a national group. It supports the parents and carers of children who are living with a disability. I think one of the important reasons why it's called MyTime is that we know that parents get very little 'me' time—particularly a parent of a child living with disability.

It was extraordinary to meet the mothers. Each one of them shared with me their experiences, their life, what keeps them up at night and the joys of their children. It is a wonderful collaborative way for people to come and have a cup of tea and some biscuits, and sit down, debrief and chill, and just talk about the challenges in life.

I thank Bronte, who is the coordinator, and all the mums who so generously opened up to me and talked about their lives. Each one of them are extraordinary heroes in our community. I commend each one of those mothers for the work they do in raising their beautiful children.

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