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From The New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is Modern Love.

The New York Times

Stories of Love, Laws, and Redemption.

I'm your host, Megna Chacrabardi.

If you've ever been a caregiver, you might have wondered how much can you give of yourself before it's too much.

And what do you do when you reach your limit?

Tara Ebrahimi gets at those questions in her piece,

Assister's Comfort, if not a cure.

It's read by Nazanine Boniadi, who stars in the new movie Hotel Mumbai.

It's playing now in select theaters and nationwide on March 29th.

The first time my younger brother, Tekken, said his teeth were falling on the floor,

my family was concerned.

But we believed it was a passing manifestation of anxiety from the dental surgery he had recently been through.

When he complained that his teeth were sliding down his throat and that he didn't have a mouth,

we exchanged uncomfortable looks.

But when he started walking around with a mirror in his hand and his finger in his mouth for days on end,

we knew hoping for the best was no longer sufficient.

Within six months, Tekken had lost both of his jobs and had become violent at times,

throwing dishes and grabbing the steering wheel and swirving the car when riding with my parents.

You're not doing anything to help, he'd scream at them.

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