Brian and I met and married in high school. The summer of 79 before our senior year. We been together ever since for 45 years. We raised 3 children together and have the most fun with our grand kids-Sadie and Jack. I always knew Brian had a heart disease- Brian was born with aortic stenosis, so we visited the cardiologist every other year just to make sure no medication or procedures were needed. One day he was 46 years old and became short of breath. We go to ER and a couple of weeks later landed in Methodist hospital with Dr Torrey. He explained that Brian would not need a valve replacement, but instead a heart transplant. We were both shocked. Instead of the valve going bad, the heart muscle went bad. Months later Brian was living in the hospital connected to a heart pump, waiting on a heart. That is when I began my care giving- for Brian specifically , October of 2008. Of course I have always cared for my kids and our family pets. I’ve been a special education educator for 32 years and so I cared for the student’s needs over the years, as well. But none that prepared me for what was to come- a new kind of care.