Clarendon grandmother left to care for two children needs a break

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Clarendon grandmother left to care for two children needs a break

Caroline Gordon, a resident of Sandy Bay, Clarendon, is now trying to cope with raising two of her four grandchildren who she took responsibility for after their mother died in April. Still grieving the loss of her daughter, Fiona Gordon, she also...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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