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Devante pushes his younger brother, Isaiah, through their neighborhood while their dad stays a few paces ahead.
John was a long-haul truck driver before congestive heart failure kept him home.
John walks from one food bank to another to keep food on the table.
When their dad is too tired, the brothers look out for each other.
Ramesh, 10, takes on a lot of the responsibilties when John is sick.
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John, 57, is attempting to raise six boys, all under the age of ten, alone. Their mother has gone into rehab in another state. John recently suffered a heart attack which left him breathless and tired. However, he is determined to keep his boys out of the system "Once social services gets their hands on them, they'll get 'swallowed up'," he says.

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: Surviving Dad- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Devante pushes his younger brother, Isaiah, through their neighborhood while their dad stays a few paces ahead.