A Quote by Roz Chast

Even under the best of circumstances - in twenty-first century America at least - caring for elderly parents ain't no place for sissies.

Roz Chast

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America Best Caring Century Circumstances Elderly Even First Least Parents Place Sissies Twenty

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Roz Chast
American - Cartoonist
Born: November 26, 1954

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