Your partner becomes paralyzed in a devastating accident.

You become their full-time caregiver.

You catheter them every 3-4 hours and lift them in and out of a wheelchair several times a day.

Your state says it's a "wifely duty" and refuses to pay you.

washingtonpost.com/business/inter… @washingtonpost just published my most ambitious project to date. For nearly a year I’ve been reporting on how America treats women caring for paralyzed partners. A spinal cord injury can happen to anyone, but men account for 80 percent of all new cases each year.