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When language barriers create caregiver burden

My elderly mother refuses to learn English after five years here and relies on me to translate everything and I love her but I am starting to resent being her only connection to this world.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The overwhelming responsibility of serving as the sole bridge between a beloved family member and the society they cannot access independently.

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