Since 2001, I have been hospitalized and required extensive rehabilitation three times. The first was surgery and radiation for neck cancer. In the second case, in 2016, an unknown virus crossed my blood/brain barrier, leaving me paralyzed from the waist down for 2 ½ months. And recently, I received an emergency tracheostomy, caused by the long-term effects of my radiation in 2001.
Facing these medical challenges, I had only one main worry: recovery!
But my spouse, Terry, carried the load for her responsibilities, my responsibilities and everything in between.
The house, the bills, the bank. House maintenance and legal decisions. Being the brave front for family and friends. The daily visits to my bedside. The worry that my disability could prove to be permanent.
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