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Allen Jefferson Price Cared for by Jessica Lazek of DeSoto, TX

When I was a child, my grandmother was diagnosed with brain cancer. Since I was so young, I was not fully aware of the seriousness of the situation or her illness. All I knew was my mommy needed help taking care of Nanaw. So I helped her cook, and clean, and I sat and talked with my grandmother for hours after school. After a few months, she became delusional, could not remember events, or people, or me. So it was decided that I should not spend any more nights on my Nanaw's bedside, listening t...

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