Leslie McLeod of Camarillo and her siblings are thrown into the role of caregivers when their mother accidentally overdoses on medication. "Wholly unprepared, we walked through times of surprising closeness and devastating division as we learned to communicate frankly, make impossible decisions and extended grace to ourselves and each other," Leslie says. Dive into their story as part of our "Stories from the Heart" series brought to you by the Camarillo Health Care District.

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