tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103404033723453891.post4833299701697951322..comments2023-09-13T11:54:11.462-04:00Comments on Living With Lewy Body: marriage and chronic illnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103404033723453891.post-19734618955536168502008-10-02T11:07:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:07:00.000-04:00Thank you for brining up this topic! I think it's ...Thank you for brining up this topic! I think it's an area very rarely discussed. I have rheumatoid arthritis and am 40 and have been ill since age 24; married since age 26. Having an illness can force you to stay on top of the communication in a relationship, but if it breaks down, it can also falter very quickly. I am also the founder of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week and Rest Ministries, a Christian organization for those who live with chronic illnesses. We have 2 groups if people are interested - one for men who have a wife with an illness, and 1 for women with an ill spouse. There is also a lot of other support at www.restministries.org/pro-spousesupport.htm . Right now we are encouraging people to go see the movie Fireproof too. It's a Christian film but was #4 at the box office last weekend because it's had such an impact on marriages. I wrote a blog about why couples w/ illness should see it too. It really shows how much most people just want to feel appreciated and gives concrete ways that spouses can do that for each other. Sadly 75% of marriages with illness end in divorce, so it's definately an area that we need to consciously make an effort every day to be careful with our words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com