10-Year-Old Carer: Motor Neurone Disease | Australia
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2013
- Broadcast: 4 May 2009 on Today Tonight, Seven Network, Australia.
10-year-old Jak Billing cared for his dying father, Darryn with motor neurone disease. It was an incredible father-son partnership but unfortunately, it didn't get any easier. Darren died 6 months later. Tim spent several weeks documenting their lives in Tasmania, Australia to recognise a very special young boy and a very proud dad.
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What an amazing boy! He will never forget or regret doing this. These are the moments that define us. He is gonna be an amazing man!
It’s been 7 years since. I would love to see how Jack is doing today. God bless his ♥️!
My heart is so full because of the love of this son. I can’t control my emotions because my dad just passed away from the same thing. This disease has no mercy. God bless you Sir. Lots of respect for this young man.
This boy is far beyond his years and an absolute angel
Thank you Tim for this incredibly moving short film of Jak caring for his dad Darren with MND. The end scene of them both walking on the sand and Jak saying "l love you Dad" was heartbreaking. Years on, Jak must be in his twenties (?), and l wonder this young mans career, and hoping he's in the medical or research profession in some capacity. May even be a young father. His tender caring heart for his dying father demonstrates his capacity to not only care but identify with human suffering. Our world needs people like Jak. If you get to see this Tim, have you an update on Jak please. Thank you.
This Dad should be proud, he created his own angel. Love to both of you. God bless the both of you.
What a good family! So sad he passed away!! What an amazing kiddo!! Would love an update on how he is doing!
What a wonderful father and son, time may be short and hard , but his dad has never given up so Jack you are an amazing young man for knowing family comes first
Fantastic kid.
I think this shows just how differently people cope with tragedy and fatal diagnosises.
Dad is trying to keep life the same for as long as possible, to suck every minute of time that he can get to spend at home with his kids.
The eldest boy clearly cannot cope at all, and so avoids it as much as he can.
And young Jack probably feels that being helpless to 'fix' his Dad is the worst feeling ever- which displays itself in intense "helping" behaviors. Like if he just works hard enough, he can make everything better.
God Bless this family, they're doing their best with an awful situation.
Dearest Jak, you are an amazing and wonderful boy. I know that your Dad will be in the stars watching down on you and that he is very very proud.
Sending you huge love and respect from over here in the UK xx
You show unbelievable LOVE for your father. Your a brave young man and you father loves you so much. 💙
I have no words. What an amazing young man Jack is. It is probably the hardest thing he will ever do, but he will never regret it. God bless him and his father (and brother too). How proud he must be! 💙
So sad after this video he only got 6 more months... I hurt inside for him and his son, God help Jak and take care of him, always.
What a beautiful boy 👦
Touched my heart ❤️
God bless 🙏🙏
That kid is amazing
R.I.P. Darren 😇
Love is the only purpose we are on this planet. Sometimes the greatest love only comes through the greatest pain.
God bless.
Dearest Jack, you are an awesome young man. I love you.
What a wonderful young man Jack is!!! He will be an amazing man when he is older and some lucky girl will so lucky to have him for a husband.
I am crying my eyes out,this child is a treasure in every way.God bless him always..A precious child.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing young boy. I would love to see an update on how the son is doing today ❤️
What a wonderful little boy. Heartbreaking to watch this video
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Everyone wants to feel a sense of meaning and purpose, including kids. I'm sure this makes him feel very fulfilled and needed. In a way, he's a lucky kid (and dad)! I cared for my parent for years, and they were some of the best of my life. He'll always be proud of himself and never regret this.
What an amazing, caring young man. I wish him everything in the future. When he finally loses his dad, he will know he did everything he could to help and assist him.
what a little angel...so sad:(
GAMERBOII tu has visto alos angeles ,es un nino idiota no un angel
What an amazing son. Special prayers from heaven !
Bless this lil guy!
I don't understand how the adults in jacks life don't step in and remove most of the responsibility - why can't the grandmother move in to help?
+Queen Bee I was thinking the same thing. Surely even if she couldn't other adults in family could have at least stepped in the help some at least.
+Sheila Glover being a young carer is hard ok and sometimes other people find it hard to step in I should know
i was just diagnosed myself - i have no one. Have you! why sit in judgement instead of encouragement.
+sheila - why sit in judgement?
Queen Bee I said the same thing, Why !!!
God please watch over him 🙏🏻❤️😘 thank you beautiful boy 🙏🏻
I want to move to Australia and care for that man and his kids.
If you read the description, I think it said the dad died 6 months after the film was made. And that was in 2009. But regardless of that I understand your super strong desire to pitch in!
Y a quien le importa tu hayuda de todos modos ni dios ni nadie te lo va agradecer
You are a little hero jack…I can see how much you love your dad
He loves his father 🖤
My mum has :
EDS
Anxiety
CPS
Cronic depression
Cronic fatigue
MS
And lots of things I won't share
I care for her
But I'm the same and each day I see how my mum is and realise it will be me some day and when I'm in pain I try to look after her instead
where is the mother and why does he not have others to help. I could care for a person with motor neuron disease. but not at that age, this boy is a superstar god bless him. It is not recognized that this amount of care is something which saves economies many billions of pounds
I hope he's still alive. What an amazing child
it says there he passed six months after
These adults in Jack' life are horrible. Why aren't they helping this poor boy as adults!? That boy should not be doing all that by himself. Bless him, Lord Jesus.
+ T Marie
Your Jesus does not care... no god of any religion cares.
God bless this little boy!!!!
Good on you for looking after your Dad you deserve a medal God bless
Such a brave child !
Jack is a highly empathic little boy
My heart goes out to this brave family... But I feel a real unease at how much responsibility young jack is taking on - I just can't help but think that while it's great help for his dad, I don't think it's emotionally healthy for jack.
Yes. I agree. He's being robbed of a big chunk of his childhood. While I understand that there are positive aspects to this relationship I also think it's a shocking reflection of Australian society that the government does not at least offer support in the home (someone to help with the physical labour, but also the emotional labour as well! The dad is obviously in tremendous emotional pain!).
+C A Campbell It seems like it's partly his way of coping, and a way for him to spend as much time with his dad as he can for the short time he still has him. So it may be partly something he really wants to do... But yeah, I always wonder when I see videos about children caring for sick relatives... Why are kids doing it rather than home help?
+C A Campbell 'robbed of a big chunk of his childhood'. Well, his father is dying, and rapidly, so this is a very temporary thing. Which is not exactly a good thing but it's not going to be that big a chunk...
+C A Campbell What disturbs me the most is thinking of the father getting worse and needing help with things like eating, using the toilet, or bathing. I hope he had a full time adult carer once he needed it. A ten year old shouldn't have to give his dad a bath and definitely shouldn't have to wipe his bum. That's just too much.
It's sweet that he's helping his dad but what other options does a little boy have, I was actually disgusted to see that this poor boy didn't seem to have any help, I didn't know they had child labor in Australia and though it was a rich country too? His childhood is pretty much already destroyed so the least he could get is some physical and emotional support at least. I hope he's doing well now and that he went to live in a good family after his dad passed away.
wow what a special youmg fellow he is he will grow up to be a great man. the older boy should take a lesson from the younger. he is a hero!
What a special boy
im very annoyed at his mum bringing soup and talking poor excuse for a mother leaving the entire responsibility on a child, when your there in person and you see things like this how can you just walk away and say i do what i can but its because of distance no distance in the world can keep me away if my son was ill. im not sure why but im even slightly irritated with the ex wife. i know theres plenty more carers like this both father and son deserve help and it should be his family and the community helping neighbours locals ect
This is so sad I almost cried 😭
God bless. Watching dad die while having no childhood at all. Amazing boy. Poor dad. I’d end it. I’m not strong enough to suffer like him. God bless. Get the boy help with housework.
The adults should hang their heads in shame in that boys life. I pray you both have the strength to carry on in your fight. God bless you both.
Jack is one amazing little man and hes dad is just as amazing
Very nice kid... keep up..
I wish I would have had the courage and strength to have even visited my stepmom who was my mother in every sense of the word let alone take care of her. I wanted to but I have PTSD Borderline personality disorder along with several other diagnosis then highly sensitive personality on top of that and my emotional state would have only made things harder on her and I didn't want to do that to my mom. I still feel I should have been there and family of her husband who don't even know me have said cruel things like I was there for her birthday and I was there holding her hand, Where were you? Just killed me even more, I am already guilt ridden and my whole world has been turned upside down. She passed away 2 months after being diagnosed with ALS July 22cd 2020
Where’s mom? This is not ok! I feel for dad, but he’s a kid as his disease progresses that child will overwhelm
"I brought you soup." (they show one bowl) If distance is the issue, then MOVE IN.
What a mean person you are to say that
Yeah where’s the help from grandma or any other adults..shame on you’s.
I too suffer with this disease it is very cruel my legs are not working properly and nor is one arm or hand. I’ve been married 46 years and my wife has to be my carer I do hope that the MND Association throughout the world can find a cure so others don’t have to go through this cruel disease
I did the same to my father and now he is no more😭😭😭😭 . I pray Almighty to please find a medicine for this ghost disease..
God bless Jack beautiful heart, This disease is very sad and Scary 🙏
jak billing was my friend he was in my grade 6 class i felt for him heaps
SaucyGaming Seriously
SaucyGaming tell I'm said god bless
BEAUTIFUL 😍
I think this is Jesus in a natural body. Praise our Father for a son like Jack.
I'm a young carer
Katie Thompson good for you sweetheart. God loves you
Katie Thompson so am i
Same
I feel like such a failure and a coward, I used to take care of the elderly and I loved it, everyone that knew me saw how good I was with them and my job yet I couldn't even be there for my mom :'(
You have your reasons Laurie. Please don't beat yourself up for something you couldn't give to your mum at the time. You weren't and still aren't well yourself. You cannot change what happened, but you can put your personal regrets to good use and care for others like you did before and did well. Hope this helps.
@@deniselancaster6888 Thank you for your kind words and your encouragement it really means a lot to me, it doesn't happen very often that people reach out to me, understand me, take the time to get to know me or even care let alone be kind so thank you
@@Lorelei711 hello again Laurie. Take solace that not being there was meant to be. Cherish the good memories you shared with your mum, and in time, the not so good will fade. Peace.
@@deniselancaster6888 Thank you I will try and ask God to help me with it.
Jack
So sad that other children make fun of him. Terrible. I hate this disease.
How is your condition now?
this makes me feel bad and lazy :')
Who else noticed the Gta poster in the back
That's sad
Nice
where is his mum?!
She was divorced from Darren, Jaks dad. The commentator said 7(?) years. She was in the boys lives, because the older brother lived with his mum. Jak chose to stay with his dad and care for him. I hope he got the bereavement support he needed. So sad. Wonder what Jak is doing all these years on.
Don’t wary you will be ok
Rather a patronising comment!
Omgooh this is heartbreaking,what about stem cell therapy?
❤
Restores ones faith in humanity 😪😪😪😪
🙏🙏👑🙏🙏🙏🙏
There have been millions of young girls,same age, doing a lot of what he does.uts a shame
God love all of you
This problems treatment
AMS hospital Delhi
Really
Don't worry Vijaya baskar reddy will Cure 👍🏾😄
Why don’t you try to get assisted care to help so Jack can be the son instead of the care giver. Jack should go to a Christian or Catholic school where kids will love And support and pray with him. There are organizations that can help or get a Go Fund. It is very sad to see dad deteriorating. I wish there was a cure. Maybe go to Medjugoria.
Very loving
Go Jack!