US. The Call to Care for Aging Parents Comes Sooner Now

Adrienne Glusman was 29, single and carefree when she became her mother’s caregiver.

The only child of divorced parents, Ms. Glusman was living in New York City at the time, working, traveling, and going out with friends. Her mother, Hetty, in her mid-60s, was retired and living in Florida when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. It seemed manageable, until she fell, hit her head and wasn’t discovered for 12 hours.

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