Georgia student cares for his mom, a stroke survivor [Video]

EAST DUBLIN, Ga. — In East Dublin, one East Laurens High School student has a special bond with his mom, who he’s been taking care of for years. 

La’tyren Baker is 18, but he has a lot more responsibility than many kids his age. 

“If you help people, it will come back to you. If you provide something for somebody, it will come back to you in the long run,” Baker said. 

It’s that mindset that’s kept him going when his mom, Yolanda Wright, started getting sick about five years ago. 

“You could tell she was getting skinnier and like she wouldn’t- as healthy as she used to be like, she would still smile all that type of stuff, but like she was, you could tell something was off,” Baker said. 

When his mom had a stroke …