Caregiver Resource Center Family Service, through the Relatives Raising Children (RRC) program, was contacted to assist a 63-year old disabled veteran living in Waukegan and raising his grandson. Frank has served as guardian for his 13-year-old grandson for the past six years. Frank has a pacemaker and congestive heart failure, is a diabetic, and uses a wheelchair.
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