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A Bittersweet Season
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Wise, smart, and ever-helpful, an essential guide to caring for aging parents. When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eight
Forced Labor: Maternity Care in the United States
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Families Caring for an Aging America
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Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an old