{"id":3455,"date":"2023-10-05T15:59:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:59:54","slug":"grandson-quits-job-gives-up-everything-to-become-96-year-old-grandmas-full-time-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3455","title":{"rendered":"Grandson quits job, gives up everything to become 96-year-old grandma\u2019s full-time caregiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Most of like to think there\u2019s nothing we wouldn\u2019t do to ensure the happiness and well being of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/family\/\">family members.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sentiment is usually true, though of course as we grow older and have families of our own, it can be difficult to drop everything in order to help out a loved one in need.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-7f0045227ce606f344953ba3d45462d4\" class=\"newsner-7f0045227ce606f344953ba3d45462d4 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p>Sure, gestures of kindness and making oneself available to talk are things the majority of us can do all the time, but what would you do if a relative required you to give up your job, fly half way around the world, and dedicate your life to their care?<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2a71167bcf0668eaa3b830e3ace3a714\" class=\"newsner-2a71167bcf0668eaa3b830e3ace3a714 newsner-taboola_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Fortunately the chances are high that you\u2019ll never have to properly answer that question. Chris Punsalan, however, content creator and musician from the Philippines, did\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-ae32227be34109548c7e68eddaf0eb33\" class=\"newsner-ae32227be34109548c7e68eddaf0eb33 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spotlightstories.co\/digital-content-creator-grandmother-care\/?4f1e054b-09ef-44dd-bb70-6f5325e49f62=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a>, Chris\u2019s family live in Nevada, though his grandmother, 96, resides in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>That set up worked just fine until his grandmother ran out of caregivers. Her family reportedly considered sending her to live in a care home, but Chris was prepared to go above and beyond, committing to a course of action very few of us would consider.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=163166968958674&amp;set=a.163166945625343&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post\" data-width=\"640\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=163166968958674&amp;set=a.163166945625343&amp;type=3\"><p>Posted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisPunsalanFP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chris Punsalan<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=163166968958674&amp;set=a.163166945625343&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thursday, March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-677540376\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>In short, Chris decided to uproot his entire life and move back to the Philippines in order to serve as his grandmother\u2019s full-time caregiver.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ABS-CBN a few years back, Chris said: \u201cShe took care of me and I would hate to see her go to homecare, which is where I feel most grandparents go in America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-9b23b944d9f59d7049f9310bda4790be\" class=\"newsner-9b23b944d9f59d7049f9310bda4790be newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey go to home care because nobody is able to take care of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-103301509\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Chris, who had already amassed a following online thanks to his work as a content creator, could hardly have envisaged that his decision would go viral. He opted to embrace his new journey in the best way possible, uploading videos including a typical day with his grandmother.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137959 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-412x216.jpg 412w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/04074704\/amilk-412x216.jpg 412w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1201\" data-eio-rheight=\"630\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit \u2013 YouTube \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChrisPunsalanTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChrisPunsalanTV<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTo see her forget who I am sometimes and for me to have to remind her,\u201d he revealed. \u201cThat\u2019s probably one of the more difficult things because it\u2019s a constant reminder that life is very fragile, and it\u2019s very short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Chris is living away from the rest of his family \u2013 and has undoubtedly sacrificed a lot to care for his grandmother \u2013 this compassionate young man considers himself fortunate to get to spend so much time with his elderly relative.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-85495ba61caab3cd0e27e9678c652c2e\" class=\"newsner-85495ba61caab3cd0e27e9678c652c2e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2028844256\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Watch a day in Chris\u2019s life here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe class=\" lazyloaded\" title=\"Day in the Life of a Caregiver\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-L0u8tihxE?feature=oembed\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>I think we could all learn a lesson from Chris. 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