He'd known her for years before they married five years ago. Because she is younger than he, a logical assumption was that she would take care of him sometime in the future. Instead, he became her caregiver when she developed liver disease. This year's holiday appeal marks the 32nd year of The Ledger's Newspaper with a Heart campaign. There are no overhead costs.
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As Dorothy Dunbar's cirrhosis became worse, he took her faithfully to Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. They went every two or three months at first, but the visits became weekly and required hospitalization during the past year. As a result of his wife's illness, Warren Dunbar missed more and more time from the part-time cleaning job with which he supplements his Social Security and her disability. Their longest stay in Jacksonville came this fall. She wasn't able to come home until Thursday.