Three women looked around, saw the void in their families, and realized they could be the ones to fill it
Chaim, Nechamy’s oldest brother-in-law, was going on “vacation,” an extended stay at an inpatient rehab facility. Could Nechamy and her husband take in one of Chaim’s kids?
Nechamy and her husband had seen this coming. First, they’d noticed how Chaim — the former life of the party — stopped showing up to family events. He and his family missed the family Chanukah party because of “work” and they couldn’t make it to a sibling’s vort because of “meetings.”
“Is everything okay?” Nechamy’s husband used to ask his brother on the odd chance they bumped into each other.
“Yeah, just busy,” Chaim would reply, but everyone could see the black shadows under his eyes, and the way he couldn’t keep his gaze still. His wife looked the same.
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