{
  "id": 13719914,
  "title": "My mom was raising me and caring for her mom with Alzheimer's. Our neighbors became our village.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/my-mom-was-raising-me-and-caring-for-her-mom-with-alzheimers-our",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/cohousing-alzheimers-caregiving-single-mom-community-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "My mother moved my brother and me from Brooklyn to Michigan when my grandma was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She lived in a co-housing community called Great Oak, which fostered a strong sense of family, care, and support. From a young age, I was involved in caring for my grandma, while my mother navigated the challenges of single parenthood. Our co-housing community became an extended family, providing a supportive environment for all residents. The author fondly remembers a time when they and grandma would rush around the grocery store, knocking boxes of cookies off the shelves and laughing together. In a community event, when grandma began to sing along during a piano performance, the neighbors joined in, turning a potentially awkward moment into one of joyful unity. My grandmother was never treated as an outsider, but as a cherished member of the community. Despite the difficulties of raising a child and caring for a parent with Alzheimer's, my mother's strength and resilience left a lasting impact on me. This experience taught me invaluable lessons in patience, unconditional love, sacrifice, and the true meaning of family.",
  "summary": "I grew up in a Michigan co-housing community while my family cared for my grandmother with Alzheimer's. Our neighbors became family.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}