Tanisha Tate Champions care for caregivers

Tanisha Tate Champions care for caregivers

When Tanisha Tate’s phone rang on Aug. 16, 2013, she had no idea the call would alter the course of her life.  That day, her vibrant, energetic mother collapsed in a parking lot. Tests revealed a brain tumor—meningioma—that would require surgery. The operation was successful in removing the tumor, but a devastating stroke during the procedure left her mother hospitalized for nine months. In the aftermath, she lost the use of her right side and h…

Tanisha Tate Champions Care for Caregivers

By Raquel Rogers When Tanisha Tate’s phone rang on Aug. 16, 2013, she had no idea the call would alter the course of her life.  That day, her vibrant, energetic mother collapsed in a parking lot. Tests revealed a brain tumor—meningioma—that would require surgery. Tanisha Tate, pictured here with her mother, Nancy Blacknell, has been a caregiver for 12 years. Courtesy: Tanisha Tate The operation was successful in removing the tumor, but a devast…