Caring for Your Parents is a new PBS documentary many of us will be able to relate to.

It shows care giving from the inside out, starting with the heart.

So what motivates caregivers like Lorraine, who gets up every morning at 3 AM to care for her 97-year-old mother? Or Priscilla, who pays out $250,000 per year for hers?  Or Thelma, who takes care of all her diabetic pre-dementia mother's needs while working full time?

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