Marquette University students Yiren Yang, Patrick Thomas and Jack Goods helped produce these stories on family caregivers as part of the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service.

Family caregivers: The next public health crisis?

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Video (04:34) As America ages, families are struggling to care for frail loved ones with little support from the workplace, health care system and society at large.

Soraya and Gloria: The stress of caregiving

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Video (03:32) Soraya Cazco thought she could handle her mother's growing memory problems on her own, but she underestimated the stress and isolation.

Elder Orphans: Betty and her constellation of caregivers

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Video (04:28) With no children or nearby relatives, Betty Agee was able to remain in her home with the help of a web of informal caregivers.

Larry and Jeff: Lost in a maze of services

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Video (02:50) When Jeff Tucker's memory started failing, he and partner Larry Gnatzig struggled to get the services he needed.

Marggie and Jack: From independence to assisted living

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Video (03:53) Jack Moertl navigated the move from independent living into assisted living by staying connected to friends in his senior living complex, where death and loss are everyday matters.

A grandmother in China faces loneliness in old age

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Video (03:42) Marquette University student-intern Yiren Yang interviewed her mother and grandmother about the hard realities of growing old and becoming dependent on others.