I Quit Work to Care for My Sick Husband. I Get Paid to Care for Him.

This story is based on an interview with full-time caregiver Deaunda Vega, 52, of Colorado Springs. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I met my future husband, Jesse, online in 2022, but we quickly established that I already knew members of his family.

We went on a few dates, and he told me that he’d been forced to medically retire as an audiovisual continue reading …