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“I feel exhausted. Totally drained,” said Scott, the 53- year-old son of a mother suffering from chronic back pain and frequent falls,...

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Life was good for Mary. Her two teenage children had just moved out of home to start college. Even though she missed them, she was...

Small changes — and big ones, too — can be put in place to accommodate your loved one