As awful as his boss’s husband’s suffering was, she had needs.

After high school I signed a pro baseball contract, but after three years in the minors a knee injury ended my prospects. I found a job here in Shreveport with Walt and Rita, a couple who had a contracting business. She did all the drafting, while he did most of the actual work.

They had a nice spread — a lot of land, with a house on it as well as a large metal building that housed the business. It was a harmonious situation, but then, after about five years, a degenerative condition left Walt unable to do physical labor, and he and Rita asked me to take over that load, with a significant pay increase, and I said okay.

After a year of watching Rita take care of both Walt and the business, I saw the stress she was under, even though they had no... Leer Más