Douglas Winslow Cooper is a freelance writer and retired physicist, currently helping to manage round-the-clock care of his wife, Tina, who has multiple sclerosis and is quadriplegic. Cooper earned his A.B. and M.S. degrees in physics from Cornell and Penn State and a Ph.D. in engineering from Harvard. He served at the U.S. Army biological warfare labs at Ft. Detrick, MD. An idealistic but rational optimist, he has been active in politics, and his professional life centered on environmental issues. He was elected Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Sciences. In retirement, he enjoys reading, walking his dog, listening to music and writing an occasional letter to the editor. He has just completed his first book, Ting and I: A Memoir of Love, Courage, and Devotion, to be printed by Outskirts Press in September 2011, available in a draft Preview format at http://tingandi.com .