When Shaunté began homeschooling, HSLDA was her hub for information. “But after the pandemic,” she told us, “you became my lifeline.” And she knows about lifelines. For almost two decades, her husband Anthony was her greatest lifeline and support.

On November 1, 2023, she curled up next to him and celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary while listening to love songs. Then, faced with the biggest decision of her life, she bravely kissed him and let him go as he came off of life support and breathed his last. This is their story