2. Lee Woodruff: A Call to Care
“No one's got a necklace that says Caregiver on it, because it's definitely not as cool as being an Aquarius, or a Taurus, or Love. It’s not a title that you think applies to you. And yet it did…”
EPISODE 2 | 27 min | Jan 25, 2024
How do relationships evolve and strengthen after one partner undergoes a significant change? And what does it tell us about the nature of love and resilience?
These profound questions have shaped the life of Lee Woodruff, an accomplished author and co-founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation for Veterans and Military Families.
Lee and her husband, TV journalist Bob Woodruff, were balancing careers and raising their four children when Bob suffered a severe brain injury from a roadside bomb while on assignment covering the war in Iraq. Lee's experience and reflections are poignantly captured in her book, In an instant. She's also become vocal about the crucial role of caregivers.
Bob made a remarkable recovery, but could not return to frontline reporting, marking a new chapter in their family's life. In his ABC documentary After the Blast, Bob bravely returns to Iraq 17 years later to seek closure, a symbolic trip that also makes us reflect on Lee's journey and the road they have traveled together.
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Lee’s articles on caregiving in AARP