Last weekend, I left my husband, Todd, with a caregiver while I attended our daughter’s dance performance at Northern Michigan…
Kristin Neva
Kristin Neva is an author, mother of two, and caregiver for her husband, Todd, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 when he was 39 years old. Knowing they would need family support, they moved to Upper Michigan and built an accessible home on property next to Kristin’s childhood home. Kristin enjoys spending time outdoors, especially on the shore of Lake Superior in the summer. Todd no longer has use of his limbs, but he stays active working on projects on his computer using adaptive technology. They try to find joy in the midst of sorrow as Todd’s health declines.
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Articles by Kristin Neva
Three years after my husband Todd’s ALS diagnosis, a friend put me in touch with another family who had…
Three years after my husband, Todd, was diagnosed with ALS, I was learning how to live with the ongoing…
Every step of an ALS journey is difficult, but somehow we’re wired with the ability to forget much of…
“I feel like crying,” I wrote in my journal after a second caregiver decided to leave in December. “I can…
I feel a sense of accomplishment as this year ends. We made it. My husband, Todd, has hung on, with…
Every year, I make and sell Christmas wreaths. Much of my day is filled with caring for my husband, Todd,…
I had a bad cold last week and am still recovering from it. Apart from concern over my husband, Todd,…
My husband, Todd, was asked about his health over the Thanksgiving weekend as we caught up with some old friends.
We’ve been searching for a used car for our daughter, who’s in college. It’s been an interesting distraction for my…