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After more than two decades together, Duwayne Baugh, 49, intended to help his wife Kaiisha, the mother of their 16-year-old daughter, live out her final days in as much comfort as possible.

In 2021, Kaiisha was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that eats through bone and latches onto nerves, causing debilitating pain and making daily tasks nearly impossible. Her prognosis worsened last year, with doctors telling her she had less than a year to live. As her illness progressed, Duwayne was her rock, fetching medicines, cooking, cleaning and carin

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