Editor’s note: Tony Stevens is a nearly 40-year Oregonian, and longtime caregiver. He wrote this for The Chronicle.
I was married for nearly 25 years, until my wife’s passing from early-onset Alzheimer’s, eight years ago. I became my wife’s caregiver, and having no parenting experience, I was surprised to learn I was good at the job, and we negotiated those last year with relative ease.
To the disappointment of some, I kept Catherine home and…
