When did care become real to me? It became real the day my mom had her stroke. In a moment, our entire family life was changed forever. My mom – the strongest, most independent, hardest-working person I knew – was not in a place where she depended on someone else to help her through her day. And I remember her saying, through tears, “This wasn’t supposed to happen.” That moment has never left me. Because she was right – this wasn’t part of the plan. Not for her. Not for us. A