Biden must make good on his promise to support families with sick loved ones. By Kate Washington Ms. Washington is the author of a forthcoming book on caregiving. A dining critic at The Sacramento Bee, she has cared for her husband for six years through his treatment for lymphoma, a stem-cell transplant and chronic illness. Feb. 22, 2021 Credit...Shestock/Getty Images Five years ago I stood in a tiny hospital room wondering how I was going to care for the man I loved most without succumbing to despair. For four months, my husband, Brad, had been recovering from a stem-cell transplant that saved his life from aggressive lymphoma. The hospital administration said he must go home, but he needed a level of support that, I thought, only a hospital could provide.