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Most people in the world will have to think about caregiving at some point in their lives,

either because they'll

need to support family members as they age or become ill, or because they'll need care

themselves. But in the United States, many folks who act as caregivers feel like they're in it

alone. For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feldman. You're listening to episode one of a two-part

mini-series about caregivers, the many challenges they face, and the ways they can find better support.

Our guides for this series are Associate Editor Lauren J. Young and Senior Editor Tanya Lewis,

both of whom cover health and medicine for Scientific American. We'll hear from

Lauren next week. Today, Tanya is here to help us understand the scope of the caregiving crisis.

So, Tanya, what made you interested in pursuing this story? So, as we know, so many of us

become caregivers ourselves at some point in our lives. And

this is something that I myself experienced when I became a caregiver for my mom when she was

diagnosed with a very serious lung illness a couple years ago. And suddenly I found myself thrust

into this role of taking care of her, even though I lived far away.

And we were experiencing a pandemic at the time.

But she was eventually, fortunately, able to receive a lung transplant.

And after that, I was also very involved in her care.

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