Loving Care: The Story of Jane and Sam—and Millions of Others

Loving Care: The Story of Jane and Sam—and Millions of Others
Family caregivers spend an average of 24.4 hours per week providing care, according to a 2015 report by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP. fizkes/Shutterstock
Jeff Minick
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Being the primary caregiver for a loved one at home isn’t for the faint of heart.

Recently I spoke by phone with a woman—I’ll call her Jane, as she wishes to remain anonymous—who has spent the past 18 months caring for her failing husband in their apartment. Her dedication and her trials during this time, especially during the pandemic, offer us both inspiration and some warnings about what we may expect if we find ourselves caring for someone at home.

Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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