Eric Alvarez remembered what it felt like to hear his fiance was coming home from prison: overwhelming relief.
Alvarez has heart trouble and he’s struggled to take care of his four kids and his fiance’s daughter through their long separation. When Eva Cardoza returned from the federal correctional institution in Danbury, Connecticut, she shouldered a lot of burdens.
“She was doing everything at home. She was cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, helping them with homework,” Alvarez said.
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