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Participants were asked whether they had cared for a grandchild at any point during the previous year.

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Douglas, who had cared for the 57-year-old at home following surgery last year, recently said that her recovery had been "a huge journey".

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

She also thought about the clinic staff who had cared for her and her husband while they were undergoing IVF.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2025

The 64-year-old retired nurse had cared for her mother and her husband - the father of the youngest of her four children - as he died of cancer.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

She summoned an old nurse, Eurycleia, who had cared for Odysseus from babyhood, and bade her wash the stranger’s feet.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton