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Featured Caregiving Story
Frances Ashurst
Cared for by Ryan Erskine of Hemet, CA
My Grandmother's condition had been getting progressively worse since 2006. She was increasingly losing her ability to take care of herself. She had experienced multiple strokes throughout 2007, and after being hospitalized for a severe kidney infection in early 2008, she was almost entirely disabled and immobile. She was diagnosed with a case of temperary dementia, but was expected to make a partial recovery.
After the completion of my academic semester, in June, 2008, I will...
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