Caregiving is not always the best word. For Susan, it is a person’s responsibility to their family.
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I think also the word caregiver is sometimes difficult for people to hear so I’m not sure that that’s always the best word to use. I mean professionally, I know that’s what a large group of people—whether it’s a little bit or a lot of caregiving, they fall into this range. But for me, I think most of it is just being a daughter. There’s a caregiving element to it, but mostly it’s the responsibilities of a child, an adult child.
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