I Made My Son A Promise When He Was Born. 20 Years Later, I Was Devastated To Break It.
February 14, 2026
My wife and I eventually divorced. I kept Chris’ daily routine going. That’s when the group home conversations started.
I resisted. How could I keep my promise and still consider a group home?
The professionals all said the same thing in different words: You can’t do this alone. What happens when you get older? He needs a trained staff. His physician, who’d known Chris since he was 3, was…
