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America’s Caregiving Crisis: The Invisible Workforce Holding the Country Together
There’s a reality at the center of American caregiving, and it’s easy to miss because it doesn’t look like a big business. It looks like a daughter preparing meals, a spouse managing medication, or a parent preparing a tube feeding. Caregiving is rapidly emerging as one of our nation’s most pressing public health and economic…
The Abuse We Still Don’t See
CW: Rape, Neglect, & Abuse A recent investigation from The Washington Post brings to light a truly unsettling situation: a 24-year-old woman with severe disabilities was found to be pregnant, revealing months of sexual abuse while she was living in a state-run group home in Maryland. Kamryn Jones, who lives with cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities,…
Two Mothers, One Beautiful Journey of Love
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers stepmothers, and mother figures out there! I have been blessed to have two wonderful mothers, two loving grandmothers, and several cherished aunts. Both of my moms have always been there for me. They were the ones who took me to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for my Selective…
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