I'm 65 and raising my two teenage grandsons on $40,000 a year. I can't afford to retire or get legal custody.

Carol Leonard has been raising two of her grandsons for the past few years. Carol Leonard Carol Leonard, 65, is raising two of her grandsons alone while working as a facilities manager. She makes $40,000 annually, enough to buy a house, but not sufficient to retire or get custody. One grandson has a part-time job, and she hopes both will be able to get college scholarships. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carol Leonard, 65, who is raising her grandsons: Blaze, 17, and ...