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Nova – Who does the primary caregiving?

Nova – Who does the primary caregiving?

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My husband, the love of my life. He is a Vietnam vet, so before this happened to me, one of the things I learned about him is that when he opened his eyes in the morning, he was pretty happy to be alive. When I would feel embarrassed about the bowels... Show More

My husband, the love of my life. He is a Vietnam vet, so before this happened to me, one of the things I learned about him is that when he opened his eyes in the morning, he was pretty happy to be alive. When I would feel embarrassed about the bowels and the problems we were having with that, when I would feel embarrassed because I left holes in the wall because I couldn’t steer myself right. Everything that he did that I felt self-conscious about he would dismiss. Sometimes I wonder, “How you can handle that we don’t have sex anymore, can you handle this is how you look at me every day?” And he just goes, “I love you,” as if that is the answer to everything because for him it is.

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Nova – Who does the primary caregiving?

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My husband, the love of my life. He is a Vietnam vet, so before this happened to me, one of the things I learned about him is that when he opened his eyes in the morning, he was pretty happy to be alive. When I would feel embarrassed about the bowels and the problems we were having with that, when I would feel embarrassed because I left holes in the wall because I couldn’t steer myself right. Everything that he did that I felt self-conscious about he would dismiss. Sometimes I wonder, “How you can handle that we don’t have sex anymore, can you handle this is how you look at me every day?” And he just goes, “I love you,” as if that is the answer to everything because for him it is.

Nova – Who does the primary caregiving?
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