Abby

Abby, a social worker from Maryland, began her caregiving journey at the age of nine when her grandmother suffered a brain aneurysm. By the time Abby turned 11, she became her grandma’s primary caregiver.

Rey

Rey

When Rey immigrated from the Philippines in 1989 as a teen, he made his home in Los Angeles, earned his MBA, and worked in biotech at a Fortune 500 company. In 2014, Rey’s father had a stroke, and Rey left LA for to St. Louis to take care of him. Rey now lives with...
Jennifer M.

Jennifer M.

Jennifer M. is a caregiver for her younger brother, who was wounded in Iraq in 2005, and her mother, who suffered a stroke in 2007. Jennifer feels that early intervention for caregivers is important because it can help alleviate some of the negative impacts, both...