Mums on the front line: Women pulling extra duty during difficult times


Balloons and flowers are sold on Mother's Day at the Los Angeles Flower Market Sunday, May 10,2020, in Los Angeles. Families in the U.S. and elsewhere marked Mother's Day in a time of social distancing and isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A FEW months ago, Catresa Hampton was a hero only to those who know her and her story.

She's a single mother who, at the age of 21, gave birth only 24 weeks into her pregnancy; who forged a career path as a full-time mom to a premature infant; who now, eight years later, has made a life and home for her and her daughter.

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