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Marie – Who does the primary caregiving?

Marie – Who does the primary caregiving?

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I have attendants that come in the morning that do all of my personal care.  It was very, very important to me that if I was to have a husband and a relationship, he needed to be my husband and not my primary caregiver.  That is something that I st... Show More

I have attendants that come in the morning that do all of my personal care.  It was very, very important to me that if I was to have a husband and a relationship, he needed to be my husband and not my primary caregiver.  That is something that I still believe, I want him to be my husband, not my caregiver.  And even to this day, he will be my last resort for any personal care, not that he won’t do it, he would, but he’s my last resort to try to maintain that.  

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Marie – Who does the primary caregiving?

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Injured in 1998 at age 22, quadriplegic
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I have attendants that come in the morning that do all of my personal care.  It was very, very important to me that if I was to have a husband and a relationship, he needed to be my husband and not my primary caregiver.  That is something that I still believe, I want him to be my husband, not my caregiver.  And even to this day, he will be my last resort for any personal care, not that he won’t do it, he would, but he’s my last resort to try to maintain that.  

Marie – Who does the primary caregiving?
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