For His First Love, My Husband Gave Up His Mother

On Valentine's Day, my mother-in-law had a heart attack and desperately needed her son, a cardiologist, to save her.

I stayed at the hospital, anxiously trying to reach my husband. When the call finally connected, it was answered by his first love. "Hello, Nora Jones, it's Valentine's Day today. Don't interrupt Nick and me on our date," she said.

"No, you must get Nick Smith to the hospital right away! His mother has had a heart attack and urgently needs treatment!"

Nick scoffed on the other end, "Nora, I'm warning you.