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prima:“How are we going to survive?”: Stress, loneliness and financial burden mark the lives of informal caregivers in Puerto Rico

A new survey by the local AARP chapter found that younger people, active in the workforce, are taking on this responsibility.

November 10, 2025 - 8:46 AM

Lourdes Sosa Fonseca with her mother, Irene Fonseca Ortiz, who has suffered multiple falls and is diagnosed with blindness. (Xavier Araújo)

Between his work responsibilities, sleepless nights and constant concern for his mother with Alzheimer, Ernesto feels his life is on pause. At 48 years old, he tries to fulfill his full-time job while assuming -alone- the care of his mother, a task that has pushed him to the emotional and economic limit, and confronts him with the lack of government assistance in a country that is aging rapidly.

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