Young caregivers put life on hold
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(CNN) -- Kim Shifren came home from school one day to find her world turned upside down. Her mom had suffered a massive heart attack; doctors said she would need weeks to recover. In a matter of minutes, the 14-year-old went from child to child caregiver. Shifren spent the next month bathing, dressing and feeding her mom before school. When she got home, she cleaned the house and made dinner. Her dad helped when he could, but he worked long hours to support the family. Two years later, Shifren had to do it all again when her mom had another heart attack. And then again when a third heart attack hit two years after that. In between, Shifren tried to be a normal teen. But the time she spent living in fear of losing her mom had a lasting impact.
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Kim Shifren
Overall Sentiment: -0.0173808
Relevance: 0.828808
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| -0.180025 | "I felt that getting married and having kids just wouldn't be right, because I was so sure I would have early heart disease like my mom," said Shifren, ... |
| -0.053315 | "I felt that getting married and having kids just wouldn't be right, because I was so sure I would have early heart disease like my mom," said Shifren, now an associate professor of psychology at Towson University. "I didn't want to put a husband and children through that experience." |
| 0.0302979 | "It isn't going to go away," Shifren said. ... |
| 0.0406275 | "It isn't going to go away," Shifren said. "The issue will only get bigger." |
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Carol Levine
Overall Sentiment: 0.0538941
Relevance: 0.729124
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| -0.0729935 | "People don't want to think of children providing care," Levine said. ... |
| -0.0625133 | "People don't want to think of children providing care," Levine said. "For whatever reason, it suits people not to see it." |
| -0.0732009 | "Kids don't want to be singled out," Levine said. ... |
| -0.37252 | "Kids don't want to be singled out," Levine said. "They're very afraid of being different. Being a caregiver is being different." |
| 0 | "These are our children, and we should be able to do something for them," Levine said. ... |
| 0 | "These are our children, and we should be able to do something for them," Levine said. "My guess is, it wouldn't take a whole lot to make a difference." |
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Gail Hunt
Overall Sentiment: 0.0533053
Relevance: 0.484977
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| 0 | "I think sometimes it's the forming of relationships," Hunt said. ... |
| -0.181578 | "I think sometimes it's the forming of relationships," Hunt said. "Something about that issue has made it difficult for them." |
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Connie Siskowski
Overall Sentiment: 0.567809
Relevance: 0.311019
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| 0.112305 | "These children suffer silently behind closed doors. ... They don't have the help and the support and the recognition that they need," Siskowski said. ... |
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Alexa Wilson
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.213874
Brianna
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.199636
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Country: United States
Overall Sentiment: 0.027186
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Company: CNN
Overall Sentiment: 0.573616
Relevance: 0.372758
Organization: National Alliance for Caregiving
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HealthCondition: heart attack
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