I’ve worked very hard to make peace with everything Long COVID has taken from me, and I’ve got a great medical team that’s hopeful I’ll eventually physically recover at least somewhat.
But I’m not sure my marriage is going to survive it. My wife is AMAZING and she tries SO hard not to complain, but the financial hit we’ve taken from me barely being able to work is just…a lot. Even if I do get better, the look on her face when we do the budget for the month and once again don’t have the money to replace her beat up work shoes (let alone let her get a latte or see a movie or have one little thing that isn’t about me being sick) is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. She keeps telling me it’s okay and we’ll get through it, but I honestly think she’d be better off if she left.
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