If I were ever to suffer an injury or illness that is this serious...this disfiguring...this damaging..I would specifically give my wife permission to move on with her life by leaving me.In fact,I'd basically *insist* that she did so.I'd do so out of love for her.
Yes,I know."In sickness and in health".But still....
What would you expect from her if she were horribly disfigured, say, in a car wreck or a fire?
Fair enough. I just wonder if it was of her own volition. You see what I’m getting at. I just don’t see much loyalty anymore and as such I can see this being the whole, eh, its too hard thing. But then again, I have never been in a situation like this so I don’t really have room to talk.
My 2cents. I discovered the best in myself when my infant child faced almost certain death...then almost certain 'non viable life'...almost certain mental retardation...after being misdiagnosed when having spinal meningitis. In each instance he was given a 25% chance for any recovery. I had to dig deeper that I thought possible for strength. I found an inner strength, which these 30 something years later has served me well. I highly recommend you allow your wife to find her own path should you ever be in such a condition. She may find she needs to leave...or she may find an inner strength that she'd not have the opportunity to discover otherwise. /my 2 cents
P.S. My son made a miraculous recovery and is a wonderful, self sufficient, self supporting, tax paying adult American today.