{"id":24448,"date":"2025-06-02T09:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=24448"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:09:29","slug":"role-reversal-millions-of-kids-are-caregivers-for-elders-why-their-numbers-might-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=24448","title":{"rendered":"Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By Leah Fabel for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ST. PAUL, Minn. \u2014 High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she lost mobility. After countless appointments, doctors diagnosed her with Parkinson\u2019s disease, saying it was likely triggered by brain injuries sustained in the wreck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 15, Yang, an aspiring baseball player and member of his school\u2019s debate team, took on a new role: his mother\u2019s caregiver. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health polity news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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