My Mom was in a coma the last four days of her life. She passed Jan. 9, 2001. I was spending 24/7 at Fairview Hospital. One morning I laid my head on her chest and had tears streaming down my face.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For years, I’d run into Jean (not her real name) at Walmart, where she works. For more than a decade, she had cared for her elderly father. More than once, I prayed with her when ...