In Turnabout, Children Take Caregiver Role – NYTimes.com

LANTANA, Fla. — Partly paralyzed, with diabetes and colitis, Linda Lent needs extensive care at home.

Christina Powell, 13, moved with her family to Florida to help care for her grandfather, Guy French. Things did not go well initially, but they have gotten better.

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