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‘Ladysitting’

In a new memoir, Lorene Cary writes about caring for her centenarian grandmother.
Professor standing in front of a blackboard.
Lorene Cary, a senior lecturer in creative writing, has written a memoir about caring for her grandmother in her final year, “Ladysitting: My Year with Nana at the End of Her Century.” (Photo: Eric Sucar) 

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