Madeline Mitchell

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Madeline Mitchell

Katherine Gotthardt's husband retired last year, but she doesn't think she'll ever be able to join him. Gotthardt, 55, works part time at a community newspaper in Virginia for $18 an hour. She also freelances. Gotthardt's husband thinks his retirement pension and savings could support the household, which includes an adult son with autism, she said. But she's not so sure. "He wants to be able to provide for me," she said.

3 weeks ago | makers.com | Madeline Mitchell

Katherine Gotthardt's husband retired last year, but she doesn't think she'll ever be able to join him. Gotthardt, 55, works part time at a community newspaper in Virginia for $18 an hour. She also freelances. Gotthardt's husband thinks his retirement pension and savings could support the household, which includes an adult son with autism, she said. But she's not so sure. "He wants to be able to provide for me," she said.

1 month ago | pressenterpriseonline.com | Madeline Mitchell

Jennifer Whitlock married her husband, Ronnie Whitlock, in rural Texas in 2021, weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 blood cancer. They'd talked about getting married before he got sick, she said, but it came down to logistics: Her employer at the time wouldn’t grant Whitlock family leave unless they officially tied the knot. “That was obviously never how I expected to get married," Whitlock said. For the next year, Whitlock balanced working full time with taking care of her husband.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Madeline Mitchell

6 hours agoSunbed addict given a "year to live" after getting cancerA sunbed addict given a "year to live" after getting cancer wants to warn others that skin cancer "isn't just a mole being removed". Jak Howell was just 21 in June 2021 when he discovered he had stage three advanced melanoma. The cancer had spread dramatically from a patch of skin on his back through to his groin and chest in the space of just two months.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Madeline Mitchell

Jennifer Whitlock married her husband, Ronnie Whitlock, in rural Texas in 2021, weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 blood cancer. They'd talked about getting married before he got sick, she said, but it came down to logistics: Her employer at the time wouldn’t grant Whitlock family leave unless they officially tied the knot. “That was obviously never how I expected to get married," Whitlock said. For the next year, Whitlock balanced working full time with taking care of her husband.