Facing Illness

Today, you’re healthy. Tomorrow, who knows? How would your relationship change if your spouse became seriously ill?

Carole Brody Fleet’s Story: Mike was a very physical man. I used to laughingly say that he was either chasing dogs (as a canine officer) or chasing bad guys. The man never sat still. To go from that kind of lifestyle to a wheelchair in a little over a year [due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or more commonly referred as Lou Gehrig's Disease]; to no longer be able to perform even the most perfunctory tasks; indeed, to have to deal emotionally and psychologically with the inability to take care of one’s own most basic needs is a devastation that defies description.

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