kazanlachani.com
2025-10-13
In the 1940s, when the world still refused to accept love in all its forms, two young women met by chance, and their lives changed forever. Terry Donahue was a talented baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and Pat Henschel was just eighteen when something real - but forbidden - grew between them.
For decades, they hid their relationship behind the guise of friendship and “roommates,” sharing a home, secret glances, and letters no one else ever saw. Society wouldn’t have accepted them, yet they chose to stay together - quietly, but unbreakably.
In Chicago, they built a life filled with love, care, and small rituals that meant everything to them. As the years passed, they faced illness, aging, and the weight of secrecy, but their bond never faded. After more than sixty years together, they finally decided to share their story with the world through Terry’s nephew, who created the documentary A Secret Love.
The film reveals how two souls, hidden from the world for decades, remained true to each other and to the love they shared. When Terry passed away in 2019, Pat was left with their photos, letters, and memories - a living reminder that real love doesn’t need permission, only two hearts that refuse to give up on one another.
