When I was just 13-years-old, my mother suffered a traumatic brain injury at work, and I was forced to become her caregiver. No one came to help us; there was no support system in place, and it all fell on me. Over the next several years, I helped her to function with daily tasks like standing, walking, dressing, eating, managing doctor's appointments, and even paying the bills. I was the parent, she was the child. I’m not alone. According to AARP, there are over 5.4 million children in the U.S.