When someone you love is sick. Chronic illness and relationship. When someone you love is sick… When someone you love is sick, your relationship is impacted by challenges that none of the healthy couples will ever experience. I never imagined I would be in the position I’m in today, but I am humbled to be … Read more
How to comfort someone with chronic pain? A guide for caregiving men… How to comfort someone with chronic pain? Your partner isn’t just a number in the medical system, she’s a person who gives you love and wonderful memories. But doctors don’t see her that way. How to comfort someone with chronic pain if you’re … Read more
A male guide to loving a woman with chronic pain. How to make your relationship work… Loving a woman with chronic pain… Being in a relationship with someone chronically ill isn’t easy. It is very rewarding, however, loving a woman with chronic pain quite often means, that she suffers from multimorbidity. Multimorbidity means that your partner … Read more
What to do when caring for someone becomes too much? Tips from a professional and spousal caregiver. When caring for someone becomes too much… I decided to write about the hidden emotions that many of us caregiving men go through without letting the tension out because when caring for someone becomes too much only then … Read more
Falling in love with someone with a chronic illness. How can you make it work? Falling in love with a chronic ill person… When I met my wife in 2008, she was a professional dancer, choreographer, and performer. After her diagnosis of endometriosis, M’s health began to worsen month by month. Falling in love with … Read more
Tips for men caring for chronically ill wives, from a devoted husband. My tips for men caring for chronically ill wives. There is a countless number of men caring for chronically ill wives who don’t know which way to turn. It is especially difficult for those gents who support their wives with multimorbidity. Having more … Read more
What to do when my husband resents my chronic illness? Advice for wives from a man whose wife has multimorbidity. What to do when my husband resents my chronic illness? For over a decade I supported my wife through various stages of multiple chronic conditions but I never gave my wife a reason to say … Read more
How to help your caregiver? Tips for chronically ill partners. How to help your caregiver? How to help your caregiver if you cannot find much information about it? There are mountains of blogs dedicated to sufferers of chronic disorders, but in comparison, there’s a handful of blogs dedicated to their caregiving partners. Besides, you aren’t … Read more
21 things not to say to a chronically ill person: from a husband of a chronically ill woman. What are the 21 things not to say to a chronically ill person? I’m a man behind a chronically ill woman who suffers from endometriosis and fibromyalgia. I decided to write this article because my wife’s chronic … Read more
My husband doesn’t understand chronic illness. What should I do? My husband doesn’t understand chronic illness. When your husband doesn’t understand your chronic illness, it may seem ignorant from your point of view, however, unless he’s a dick, it isn’t necessarily the case. The relationship between physical and emotional health is very complex. It’s a … Read more