Yesenia Villalobos
Yesenia Villalobos is her mother s caregiver. Her mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer s disease. She and her husband, along with their then-1-year-old daughter, moved to Phoenix more than three years ago.
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed many deep societal fissures. A big one is the caregiving burden, which, more often than not, falls on the shoulders of women. We saw this with working mothers who left the labor force to care for their children. The same challenges face adult daughters who are caring for aging parents.
But these women were making professional and personal sacrifices long before the pandemic.