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San Diego Author On The Challenges Of Caring For Aging Parents

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, John Carroll / General Assignment Reporter & Anchor

Published November 25, 2019 at 11:15 AM PST

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In his new book, "Raising An Aging Parent," San Diego author Ken Druck examines the dual challenges of parenting and caregiving.

With the aging population, a lot of Americans find themselves having to care for elderly parents.

There are millions of young to middle-aged adults in that position. They're often called the "sandwich generation."

In his new book, "Raising An Aging Parent," San Diego author Ken Druck looks at the issue and provides strategies on how to handle the challenges of caring for one's parents.

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He joined Midday Edition to describe the dual challenges of parenting and caregiving.

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Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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John Carroll is a general assignment reporter and anchor at KPBS. He loves coming up with story ideas that are not being covered elsewhere, but he’s also ready to cover the breaking news of the day.

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