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[quote=Anonymous]We take vows for better or for worse and in sickness and health. I think that most people take those words very seriously. Life is full of unexpected turns some related to illness and some completely different but all equally trying. It's actually a commitment already made to support each other through these times. It's not all supposed to be perfect and easy and, in fact, it never is. Be careful not to project  your worries on to how your partner may be feeling. It's ok for him/her to have dread. Caretakers experience their own set of emotions that are legitimate but they don't mean that they don't love you or want to be with you or will leave you. It's important to also let them feel what they are going through.

I am a child of a marriage where one person stood by the other person for 54 years. Through multiple heart attacks, strokes, seizures all starting at age 45. My mother had three kids and a husband who was sick then from 45 for the rest of time. She loved my father and loved us and our family. There is no perfect story. Ironically, he ended up outliving her! Go figure.

Good luck with your illness. These are difficult times hopefully threaded together with even stronger roots. [/quote]

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