After caring for her disabled son for 45 years, Deirdre fears what’s next | Australian Story

Over three decades, filmmaker Andrew Wiseman documented the life of Perth woman Deirdre Croft as she raised her intellectually disabled son Richard. Now at 72, Deirdre has invited the cameras into her life again. As her health declines, Deirdre is confronting the question facing many parents of...

30 min - Society & Culture - ABC News In-depth

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