Sometimes, the vow of to love and to hold “in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, ‘til do do us part” can be just as meaningful even if it’s observed in a context that’s outside what it’s traditionally reserved for. Take the case of a woman who marries the love of her life only to “lose him” to a health problem that radically changes his personality as well as functional capabilities. Her husband suffered a heart attack that he survived but not without major dam...
Read more …Sometimes, the vow of to love and to hold “in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, ‘til do do us part” can be just as meaningful even if it’s observed in a context that’s outside what it’s traditionally reserved for. Take the case of a woman who marries the love of her life only to “lose him” to a health problem that radically changes his personality as well as functional capabilities. Her husband suffered a heart attack that he survived but not without major damage to his brain. She eventually meets another man who loved her enough to be willing to share in her commitment of caring for her ill ex-spouse. Do you feel you could have done the same?