
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - 03/16/2018: The cover of my grandparent's wedding album.








NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT - 04/05/2017: My grandmother, Maria Durao, consults with a physicians assistant about Ramiro's health while he lays on an examination table at their primary care physician's office in Newington, Connecticut. Although his dementia has become severe, they still do not consult with specialists, but rely on their primary care doctor for guidance. A large factor in my grandmother's caretaking is the financial requirements that better healthcare and caretaking demand. She avoids hiring visiting nurses, senior center programs or services, or any additional and optional care due to the financial costs and hopes to not pass a financial burden from her or her husband's health onto the rest of the family.










NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT - 04/02/2017: My grandmother, Maria Durao, uses a shoelace to tie the bedroom door of my grandfather's private bedroom in their home in Newington, Connecticut. She locks him in to prevent him from wandering through the home while she sleeps. She has invented these solutions over the years of his declining health to ensure he can stay in their home for as long as she can physically take care of him.


Archival - HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - 05/03/1986: My mother Dina and grandfather Ramiro dance at her wedding in Hartford, Connecticut.




