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Increasing numbers of us are part of the ‘sandwich generation’ with both children and elderly parents to care for, but there is hope
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Ruth Leigh2022-12-09T09:30:00
Novelist Ruth Leigh’s main character Isabella M Smugge has found herself part of the ‘sandwich generation’. But it’s not just Ruth’s protagonist experiencing these challenges, it’s herself too. Here she shares her story.
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