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Caregivers in KC: Asen’s Story

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Born with a disability at birth, and with no one left to help, Asen’s family turns to Lakemary Center in Paola, Kansas. Lakemary provides educational, mental, behavioral health, and social services to children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. We follow Asen’s approach in the classroom and interactions with his teachers and coaches, giving him the tools that he needs to have a better life.

The Invisible Army: Caregivers in KC

Actor Bradley Cooper is known for his movies, “The Hangover,” “American Sniper” and “A Star is Born.”

He is less well known for his role as a full-time caregiver for his father. Cooper is partnering with PBS on a new film that tracks the “invisible, unpaid army” of Americans who look after aging or dependent loved ones.

In conjunction with the two-hour documentary, which premieres on June 24, Kansas City PBS lifts up the hood on the local caregiving crisis that’s squeezing thousands of families.

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