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Opinion Columnist Nanette Nkolomoni shares her heartwarming story about her becoming her grandmother's caretaker.

That Time I… became my grandmother’s caregiver

By Nanette Nkolomoni, Copy Editor | January 31, 2023

I was about 8 years old when I noticed a shift in my grandmother’s behavior. My grandmother was a very independent woman with a quick thinking mind and daily routine. She knew when to wake my brother and I up for school and when to pick us up. She knew...