Days before Christmas, Mati lost his engineering job with Bechtel, one he'd had for nearly 30 years.

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And as the months wore on, Jamila and Mati understood that they could offer something no organization could.

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Mati drives the 267 miles each way to bring his wife home on the days she has off.

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Mati and Jamila had talked about adopting a young child from Haiti or foster care, but now they have Aesha.

CNN: Saving Aesha

Jamila, who speaks six languages, was an OB-GYN in Germany before she permanently moved to the United States to be with Mati.

CNN: For Aesha, healing comes in many forms

And Jamila, who'd been an OBGYN in Germany before moving to the U.S. to join Mati, has struggled to find her way professionally.

CNN: Aesha's progress: Afghan woman's nose nearly complete

When a pinched nerve in Mati's back left him bedridden, Aesha would pad upstairs to his bedroom to see what she could bring him.

CNN: For Aesha, healing comes in many forms

Mati Arsala and Jamila Rasouli-Arsala welcome me into their modest but well-kept town home, which sits in a sleepy subdivision of tract homes and apartments.

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And after meeting Mati, his wife Jamila Rasouli-Arsala and their daughter from Jamila's first marriage, Aesha campaigned to join them through months of middle-of-the-night phone calls.

CNN: Aesha's progress: Afghan woman's nose nearly complete

Unable to wash her own hair after her surgeries, Aesha sits in a small chair and leans back over the bathtub so Mati can do it.

CNN: For Aesha, healing comes in many forms

The phone calls from Aesha began soon after Mati and Jamila met her in July, when she had regaled and delighted them with her humor and stories.

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Mati and Jamila want to give her space to heal.

CNN: Aesha's progress: Afghan woman's nose nearly complete

Mati and Jamila discuss politics.

CNN: Saving Aesha