Dear Eric: I am writing to you from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am the primary caregiver to my mother. She has had serious health issues that made the use of a wheelchair necessary.
I was OK with stepping up to care for her, and told her so, too. I have a mild disability (cerebral palsy) that prevents me from doing more for my mother compared to someone with no disability.
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