We won 195 more hours for my son – and $21,000
My son Alexis was born with severe Down Syndrome, and I have been his care provider for the past 12
My son Alexis was born with severe Down Syndrome, and I have been his care provider for the past 12
By Angela Peifer, IHSS provider and UDW member in Orange County. Most IHSS caregivers in the state make just above
I became an IHSS provider 14 years ago when my daughter, Shantal, received a traumatic brain injury in a horrific
My name is Aurora Viramontes Rivera, and I work as a home care provider for two of my children in
My name is Toni Monique Taloa, and I’m a home care provider in Buena Park, California. I initially became a
My name is Maria Cota, and I’ve been an IHSS caregiver since 1993. In 2013, I had a stroke and
My oldest son Ronald was studying to become a professor when one day he had a catastrophic stroke that left
By R. Andrew Daniel, IHSS provider, San Diego County During LGBTQ+ Pride Month, I like to take a look back
My husband David’s meningitis caused paralysis on the left side of his body and several neurological problems. For a while
When my daughter Delaina was in second grade, an undiagnosed tumor in her brain hemorrhaged and left her with brain
My husband Leon is 69 years old and lives with COPD and cirrhosis of the liver. My full-time job since
My 39-year-old son Jacob was born with a brainstem defect. He relies on me 24/7 to provide for all of
May is Older Americans Month, and at 73-years-old, my mother is part of one of this country’s greatest—and largest—generations. In
You never know when your life will change. Before my son was born with Down syndrome, I worked in phone
My name is Vera Galinha, and I’m an IHSS home care provider for my partner in Los Banos, CA. I’ve
