06/01/2026
May was Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month.
I almost let it pass without saying anything.
But that’s not who I am.
My wife LaTosha was diagnosed with HD years ago. Huntington’s is a disease that slowly takes everything — movement, speech, memory, independence. There is no cure. And it doesn’t just affect the person who has it. It reshapes the entire family.
LaTosha and I built our foster home together. 22 years of showing up for children who needed a safe place. She was my partner in all of it.
Now I am her caregiver.
I work a full-time job. I sell real estate. I homeschool our sons through Young Kings Academy. I hold a seat on the Goldsboro Planning Commission. I am building a program called Make Your Home My Home to help grow the number of licensed foster families in our community.
People ask me how I manage it all.
Honest answer: some days I don’t. Some days it’s just survival.
But here’s what caregiving has taught me about managing anything in life —
You don’t wait until conditions are perfect. You show up with what you have. You protect your priorities fiercely. You ask for help when you need it. And you keep your eyes on why you started.
LaTosha taught me what love actually looks like in action. Not when it’s easy. When it costs you something.
If you are a caregiver — for a spouse, a parent, a child — I see you. This month was for you too.
