Lafayette residents Steve and Cary Rush never dreamed they’d be living in the same home with their parents again after they’d established their own life. But the couple now shares Steve’s childhood home with his mother, Martha Rush, and Cary’s mother, Dorothy Moore. For two years before Dorothy moved in, the Rush’s then-teenage son, Todd, also lived at home.
West Lafayette residents Lindy and Andi Heath decided early in their marriage to bring their parents into their home, should the need arise. That decision has led to 16 years of raising five children with Lindy’s mother, Florence Heath, as part of their household and everyday life.
These women are not alone. With better health care, people are living longer and more women are becoming unpaid caregivers ....
Read the full story, from Lafayette's Helen Magazine