I'm 65 and caring for my 87-year-old mom with dementia. Going to work is sometimes my only break.

Angela Davis, 65, cares for her 87-year-old mother with dementia in New Orleans. She said her mother's at-home care costs upward of $7,000 a month. Davis, a retired licensed clinical social worker, finds that going to work is sometimes her only break. She shared her experience in an as-told-to essay.

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