A spouse requiring caregiving for chronic illness or a disability can create a stressful environment for married couples.
The toll, however, is more pronounced for care-receiving husbands—compared to wives or men in non-caregiving relationships—who are vulnerable to negative exchanges with their spouses, such as criticizing or letting them down, due to guilty feelings and depression, a new study shows.
Interesting, I found hospital wards very sexist when organising discharges. If a gent was going home to a wife's care, ward staff would presume the wife would wish to care and just told her what help was on offer. If a wife was due to go home to a husband's care, the ward would ask the husband if he felt he could cope and ask what help he would need.
Perhaps an insight as to why I fight so hard to retain what independence I have left. A double edged sword, as it also enables Sharon to pursue her career as well.
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