https://anempoweredspirit.com/relationships/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Sun, 30 May 2021 20:47:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anempoweredspirit.com/relationships/#comment-29970 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:38:44 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2020/03/12/relationships/#comment-29970 Thank you for identifying these valuable points, Cathy. One thing I'd add, from my personal experience, is how important it is to recognize that a spouse or partner rarely gets to acknowledge their own pain and challenges. I found that encouraging my husband and children to speak and share their own disappointment or isolation when my illness is flaring helps everyone feel better. This is often difficult because it's natural that the healthy partner worry that by sharing their pain, it's a burden for their loved one who is already suffering. And that might be the case for some. But it's worth trying to work on how to make this communication happen.

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