I Nursed My Husband Through Cancer, Then Was Thrown Out Like a Stranger

REVIEW: A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

Reviewed by Amanda Marie GipsonIn August 2019, Andrea Mills—a homeschooling mother of nine and Christian YouTube creator—died of cancer at age 41. By the time she received her diagnosis, she died within days. Her husband, Tom Mills, vlogged every step: her time in the hospital, her transfer home, her final visit with their children. Driven by a scholarly interest in the intersection of fundamentalism and conspiracy theories, I watched what I cou…

I Nursed My Husband Through Cancer, Then Was Thrown Out Like a Stranger

Margaret thought she had found her forever love—a rare, soul-deep connection that came later in life, when she was 41 and finally ready to believe in second chances. She married a kind, gentle man named Thomas, and for a time, life felt like a dream. But dreams don’t last forever.After just a few precious years together, Thomas was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Margaret stood by him through every moment of his decline, while his adult children…