Losing a parent can derail teens' lives. A high school grief club aims to help [npr.org]

Natalie Audage 8/1/227:17 AM

By Rhitu Chatterjee, Photo: Saul Martinez/NPR, National Public Radio, July 24, 2022

Shortly after Elizabeth George started her freshman year in high school last fall, her parents tested positive for COVID-19. And Elizabeth stepped up to take care of them.

"I was running the house, sort of," says the soft-spoken 15-year-old. "I was giving them medicine, seeing if everyone is OK."

Elizabeth's mother recovered, but her father was hospitalized. He died in September of last year.

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