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My friend
Larry came by the house two weekends ago. It was
great to see him. He had a stroke a few years
ago which curtailed his motorcycling, boating and
fishing. But Larry has made great strides
through terrific doctors and strict adherence to his
physical therapy schedule. The effects of his
stroke have become dramatically reduced to the point
where we were talking about what kind of car he
wanted to buy.
Larry’s wife has been by his side
the entire time of his recovery – and has taken over
everything from running his business to the
household finances. Although Larry had always
handled the business and home finances, he told me
how proud he was of his wife for her work. In
fact, in many ways, she is managing things better
than he had done in the past. The issue they
are having now is how much of his active schedule
can Larry take on again and at what pace. Like for
so many couples, this transfer of and possible
return to duties once a spouse recovers from an
injury or disease can be quite challenging.
And with the exception of some disagreement about
the timing of Larry’s slipping behind the wheel
again, things have gone very well for them due to an
open and active dialogue.
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