Interview with Kevin, Monica (Monicaroni)'s husband, April 24, 2008

Listen as Kevin discusses his role as caretaker and spouse. At the time of this chat, Kevin was bringing Monica home from the hospital. She had just had another Adrenal Insufficiency episode.

Kevin is also Monica's producer/ manager. He has been a tour manager and sound engineer in the music industry his whole life and has worked with many of the greats in the industry.

For the two years during Monica's diagnosis and surgeries he worked from home as a computer programmer so that he could take care of Monica.

Monica and Kevin were married two years ago, just before Monica's pituitary surgery. Monica and Kevin spent their honeymoon in Portland at OHSU doing one of her several "camp cushie" trips.

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