Ride For Life

Across the country, children go about providing home health care to parents, grandparents or other relatives. They suction breathing tubes, change catheters, and run steroids through IVs. These children assume household chores at early ages, preparing meals and doing laundry for a parent who can't. In many ways, the care they provide mirrors or exceeds the tasks that often overwhelm adult children caring for an elderly parent.more...