Every day in Norwalk, a scene quietly unfolds in homes where worry meets resolve. Picture Sharon, a longtime caregiver, pausing at her client's bedside before dawn. Her hands know the rhythm of gentle care—smoothing bedsheets, measuring out morning pills, and offering steady encouragement to an elder neighbor who relies on her calm. Yet behind her reliability, Sharon's mind races: planning school lunches for her children, budgeting for groceries, and wondering if she'll need

Around sunset, an adult daughter stands in her mother's kitchen on the South Norwalk border, watching the evening slip into routine silence. She's come to share a family dinner—her mother's favorite—only to discover the groceries she left on Saturday still waiting at the door. Her mother, never late to gather relatives around Sunday meals, now apologizes for lost invitations and misplaced keys, retreating behind polite excuses. The radio skips between stations; newspapers lin