I left my $90K job to take care of my mom full-time. Now I make less than minimum wage.
Alma Valencia, 48, and her mother, Arminda, 72, who has dementia.
Courtesy of Alma Valencia
- Alma Valencia, who once earned $90K in fashion, cares for her mom with dementia for $17.50 an hour.
- The 48-year-old provides the eldercare as paying someone else would be too expensive for the family.
- She is part of the "sandwich generation," simultaneously caring for her mom and her children.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alma Valencia. It has been edited for length and clarity.
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