This is Sharon, my mother-in-law. She taught me the power of truly seeing someone for who they are, not what you expect.
When we first met, I struggled with her thick Southern Virginia accent and her polite yet bossy demeanor. I accepted her because she was important to the love of my life, but I didn’t truly know her—even after five years.
Then, everything changed when my wife was diagnosed with leukemia at 30. As our world fell apart, Sharon quietly stepped up. She moved in with her Vietnam vet husband and became my wife’s unwavering caregiver.
Over the past two years, Sharon has handled almost all the groceries, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and the coordination of over 300 doctor appointments. She managed tens of thousands of pills, ensuring they were taken on time, every day.
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