12/04/2025
Meet Aisha:
♥️ Primary caregiver for both parents
♥️ Caregiver for 12+ years
♥️ Our twenty-third caregiver feature in our Share the Mic initiative
"My name is Aisha Adkins, and caregiving has shaped who I am today.
My journey officially began in 2013 when my mother, Rosetta, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. But truthfully, I'd been caring for my father, Ron—a stroke survivor living with vascular dementia, type II diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and prostate cancer—long before that diagnosis came.
I was born premature and needed round-the-clock care. My parents gave me that without hesitation. Now, being able to return that care to them is one of the greatest privileges of my life. It's an honor I'll carry forever.
This experience transformed my purpose. In 2017, I founded Our Turn 2 Care to connect BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ millennial caregivers to resources and community—because I knew firsthand how isolating this journey can feel.
Caregiving isn't just personal for me—it's the work of my life. Through my advocacy, my graduate studies in Public Administration, and my service on boards like Alter Dementia and the Georgia Gerontology Society, I'm fighting to build a care infrastructure that honors every caregiver and every person who needs care. Most recently, I have begun to search for and bring together groups of organizations and individuals whose focus is to serve a niche community through my new venture, Caregivers of Color Collective. Through this project, I hope to centralize resources and services that serve communities of color through a culturally competent lens."
Join us in thanking .Adkins for sharing her story and for all she does for the caregiving community!
