A Field Guide to the Abeyance of Loss
Caring for a Romantic Partner | Long Term Caregiving

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May 10, 2023

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John Jacobson

Claudia cannot choose the path her life is taking. Neuromyelitis optica directs her, making life smaller, confined to her hospital bed until someone pumps the hydraulic ram of a Hoyer Lift to raise her up and into a wheelchair.

Still, every morning I wake up expecting life to be like it was before her illness.

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