My wife is three months into cancer treatment and we've stopped having any conversations that aren't about appointments or symptoms — we used to laugh together and now we're just surviving, and I don't know how to find us again without seeming like I don't care about what she's going through.
More people experience this than they realize.
The intensity of medical crisis can eclipse the relationship itself, leaving both people lonely even while going through it together.
“Where Are You with Acute illness and recovery?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.