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“Even under the best of circumstances - in twenty-first century America at least - caring for elderly parents ain't no place for sissies.” quote by Roz Chast — Download Open image

“Even under the best of circumstances - in twenty-first century America at least - caring for elderly parents ain't no place for sissies.”

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