Basiliso

Basiliso has been a caregiver since his parents began to age. In 2019, his mother broke her ankle and was placed in a care home, where her health continued to decline. Basiliso brought her into his home so he could provide the care she needed until she passed away in...
Ty Lewis

Ty Lewis

“If [Medicaid] cuts happen, that means, honestly, we would be homeless, and we wouldn’t have the resources we need, and my mom wouldn’t have care. It starts a cycle where I wouldn’t be able to work, and I wouldn’t have what I needed to be able to survive in this...
Gina

Gina

Gina cares for four people in total: two of her five children and both of her parents. Gina has a 14-year-old son with undiagnosed schizophrenia and diabetes, an 11-year-old son with autism, a father with heart disease, and a mother recovering from a brain tumor....
Zuzette

Zuzette

Zuzette and TeriLynne are from the Gila River Indian Community and have cared for their aging parents, as well as their own children, two of whom have chronic conditions. Zuzette is the primary caregiver for her and TeriLynne’s mother, and supported their mother in...
TeriLynne

TeriLynne

Zuzette and TeriLynne are from the Gila River Indian Community and have cared for their aging parents, as well as their own children, two of whom have chronic conditions. Zuzette is the primary caregiver for her and TeriLynne’s mother, and supported their mother in...
Gary

Gary

Gary is no stranger to the world of caregiving after helping care for his mother-in-law for 25 years. Not long after he and his wife were married, his wife’s mother began forgetting things, like her car keys. When she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Gary’s wife...