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When life changes the caregiving deal you made

My spouse became disabled after our marriage and I did not sign up for this life but I cannot leave someone who needs me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexpected disability transforms relationships in ways that create both moral obligation and personal resentment about the life not chosen.

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