Coonie Sisowski, at age 11, took care of her grandfather until his death two years after. She personally knows the difficulty of taking care of a family memeber, and so she began a program that helps kids who are caring for their parents, grandparents, or siblings. Her program proides tutoring, for those falling behind in school, transportation, counseling, medical care, financial help, and most importantly food. When I first started reading the article I thought it was about a 12 year old boy that practically gave up his life to care for his mother. But later on i realized it was about Connie who helped those who are busy helping others to focus on themselves. I was surprised to see how kids so young care so much and act so mature. I found it really sweet
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