5/15/2012 – Caring For Grandparent Matures A Young Man
Nicholas McDonald grew up tempted by drugs and under pressure to hit the streets. Lacking male role models, the Maryland resident says he always saw his mom as “the apple of my eye.”
His grandfather, suffering from dementia, lives with the family — three generations under one roof. For Nicholas, it’s been an opportunity to help his mom, get to know his grandfather and find himself.
Read/Listen to the full story at National Public Radio.