Even if you didn’t realize its importance, it might turn out to be good. “I have often heard that one should marry a good conversationalist, for the inevitable times that talking is all one can do. …

I saw him first. I always remind Victor of that fact. But he did save me from talking to his friend, Barak, who always reminds us of that fact. Our kids — we have three — like to sing You’re Beautiful by James Blunt to us because I was “with…

My husband and I learned on the fly, so you don’t have to. Two years ago, my husband Victor experienced a massive stroke, causing complete destruction of the left hemisphere of his brain. He has since learned to walk but still struggles to speak. I have learned to say Hemiparesis…

…and how they have influenced our lives Yesterday was the day to formally acknowledge fathers, to thank them and praise them for being dads. This essay is not meant to leave out single moms or people whose fathers have been absent, difficult, or caused lasting pain. It is simply an…

…will always have my heart This is about the first dog I ever loved and will always hold in my heart. I am a confirmed cat — and horse — person, but today I can say that I am also a dog person. For most of my life, I was…

Illness is not easily seen by the naked eye and sometimes is not seen at all. Yesterday, my husband Victor and I went for a ride on the bicycle path — me on my bike, he on his trike. No one can see that his right hand is buckled to…

…from me, before. Actually, it’s more than one word. It’s several. Do not — I repeat, do not — place a bag of stir-fry veggies hot out of the microwave onto a glass (even tempered glass) cutting board and leave it unattended for even a minute. Unless, of course, you…

A caregiver gives care. What exactly does that mean? The moment I first saw Victor, he was wearing cargo shorts, a striped button-down shirt, and deck shoes. He still has the same bright smile and twinkly green eyes. I knew at that moment that he was the one. We fell…