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Carissa: Make Them Proud

1m 59s

Meet Carissa, whose grandmother suffered a massive stroke which left her partially paralyzed, incontinent, and unable to speak or eat. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Funding for CARING FOR MOM & DAD is provided by AARP and Pfizer.
Extras
Geriatric care managers can ease some of the challenges of caregiving.
Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta, co-directors of Caring Across Generations.
Meet Laney, whose grandmother has developed dementia and lives in a nursing home.
Meet Jake and Sam, whose grandmother is over a hundred years of age.
Technology-based solutions and resources can help caregivers.
Meet Shanna, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and father with prostate cancer.
Caregiving can change the nature of relationships between siblings.
Journalist and author Jane Gross on her relationship with her mother.
Hear from Emory University employees about support for working caregivers.
Dan Reingold, President and CEO of Hebrew Home at Riverdale.
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