a sign at a planned parenthood clinic is pictured in oklahoma city, in 2015...

chemotherapy involved two hours at the hospital every other week. he'd leave wearing a fanny pack that would continue to deliver treatment for 48 straight hours, one slow drip at a time..

when robert had to go on full medical disability in his early 50s after hurting himself at work, helen went back to work, this time in the oil industry..