Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and activist Denella Clark join forces to help women giving care to terminally ill loved ones
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and activist Denella Clark join forces to help women giving care to terminally ill loved ones
MSN / The Boston Globe; by Adrian Walker; 5/11/24
Ayanna Pressley and Denella James Clark are sisters in a sorority no one wants to join. The congresswoman and the educator-activist are both women who have lost their mothers. Or, more precisely, women who have shared the experience of being principal caregivers to mothers who are terminally ill. ... As they supported each other in the process of grieving, Pressley and Clark thought of the many people — especially the many women — who act as caregivers to their loved ones in the final stages of their lives. So this Mother’s Day Weekend they are launching the Pressley-James Lovin’ Gestures Fund, which will provide financial help to people providing care to terminally ill close relatives. ...