My husband had a severe stroke. I went back to work to help pay for his roughly $5,000 a month care costs.
· businessinsider.com
Brenda Eicher-Beard quit working once her husband had a stroke, but had to go back a few years later to afford private caregiving of about $5,000.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brenda Eicher-Beard, in her 70s and living in Virginia. The following has been edited for length and clari...