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Judy Wright is a foster mother, caregiver, and advocate whose life has been shaped by the demanding, ordinary work of staying. She and her husband, John, built their thirty-seven-year marriage around a shared conviction that children matter not abstractly, but concretely - in the daily decisions of a household. While raising four children through years of relocation tied to John's aviation career, Judy became known as the parent who stayed late, showed up consistently, and did the quiet, behind-the-scenes work that sustains communities.When their youngest child was sixteen, Judy and John began fostering. Over the next twelve years, they welcomed fifty-five children into their Michigan home, many of them infants and toddlers with significant medical needs. Their home operated in readiness: bassinet assembled at midnight, clothing sorted by size and season, doctor visits and court hearings woven into ordinary life.Judy learned to advocate within complex medical and child welfare systems, returning calls others avoided and asking the questions no one else was asking. In 2012, Judy and John were named Oakland County Foster Parents of the Year and later Michigan Foster Parents of the Year by the Michigan Supreme Court. Their work helped inspire the John and Judy Wright Scholarship for Foster Children in partnership with the Ennis Center for Children.After John's death, Judy turned to writing as an act of witness. Her debut memoir, Just Hold Her, is drawn from the spiral notebooks she kept during a two-year vigil caring for a medically fragile infant. She writes for foster, medical, and faith-aware communities about caregiving, presence, and the courage required to remain available when outcomes are uncertain.
""A fantastic read. A true testament to modern medicine, unconditional love, and compassion. I couldn't put it down."" - Linda Thulin, Nurse, Caregiver, Mother ""You feel every emotion in this book. I found myself holding my breath at times. I had tears at times. This is a wonderful read."" - Jeannette Cunningham, Medical Professional, Mother
