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May 30, 2011 by Lisa, RM Director 3 Comments

Carrying Super Rachel – The Logistics of When Your Wife Is Chronically Ill

Carrying Super Rachel – The Logistics of When Your Wife Is Chronically Ill

By Matt Horne Caring for a chronically ill wife is not what I had envisioned when I was working up the nerve to ask out "that hot girl" who would later become my wife. We were in college and she was on the cross country … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Cooking, Coping Skills, Love, Marriage, Organizing, Person w/ Illness, Person w/ lll Spouse, Share Your Story Tagged With: Health, ill wife, marriage and illness

April 18, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Illness & Marriage – Please Don’t Kiss Me!

Illness & Marriage – Please Don’t Kiss Me!

"I'm not going to kiss you..." Who would ever think that hearing these words from your spouse would be considered a sign of his deep love? As my husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary recently at a nice hotel on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Caregiver, Founder's Blog, Love, Marriage, Person w/ Illness, Person w/ lll Spouse, Support Group Leader, What's New? Tagged With: Chronic, Conditions and Diseases, Health, ill wife, Illness, lisa copen, Marriage, marriage and illness, Rest Ministries, Rheumatoid arthritis

February 9, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 2 Comments

Love Endures When Your Spouse is Ill

In the process of loving someone with a chronic illness, we often feel a recurring pang of grief and fear that overshadows the happy moments of our lives. Because the shadow never lifts completely, we must depend on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Caregiver, Marriage, Person w/ Illness, Person w/ lll Spouse, What's New? Tagged With: Christ, Chronic, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Conditions and Diseases, God, Health, husband with illness, ill wife, Jesus, Kids and Teens, marriage and illness, Medicine, Pain

January 26, 2010 by Lisa, RM Director 1 Comment

How Do You Get Romantic with an Ill Wife?

How Do You Get Romantic with an Ill Wife?

So, you have an ill wife who is never in the mood, who says "ouch" when you give her a hug. But she wants to know you care. Now what? When your wife is chronically ill it can be hard for her to think "romance." She may be in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Marriage, Person w/ lll Spouse, What's New? Tagged With: Chronic, Health, ill wife, Illness, lisa copen, Marriage, marriage and illness, Pain, United States


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