th offer a psychological safety net to people undergoing difficult life circutances. couldn't believe anody else would get caught in a mess like i was in. i love the baby, and he needed protecting. he needed caring, but i also knew that i wasn't gng to be able to get hnto sc and the doctor and everything unless i had custody, so i would have face my n son and the child's mother. isroup is called grandpen raing grandchildre sotimes the dchildren were abud or abandoned. in other cases, occasional babysitting turned into full-time parenting. i had been through 2 1/2 years of pure, unadulterated hell, as far as i was concerned. then to walk into a room and everybody knew how i felt-- they understood why i wanted to cr one minute and laugh one nute, why i was mad, who i was mad at, why i felt guilty. t you think it's kind of instant acceptance? we're all standing in the same shoes. another service is a hot lin call information and referral for der adts-- part of family eldercare, incorporated. you need transportation to a doctor's appointment? austin gups for the elderly c