Walk Away German Wife (WAGW)

[PortlandDad]

I doubt it's cancerous either. I'm getting the info 2nd hand, and I'm sure my W is overstating what the DR told her. Still, if it isn't just a ploy to get sympathy (which I haven't completely ruled out) then it is an opportunity to score some "schatz" points with her, and maybe be the igniter for bringing her back.

In fact, I'm almost positive it isn't as bad as she is making it out to be to my MIL. She has always had a tendency to turn molehills into mountains. I'm thinking more along the lines of she is probably not liking her nursing school, or reality is starting to intrude into her fantasy and she is grasping for something that will allow her to extricate with some dignity. The medical condition may just be her digression.

But I wouldn't want to over-think it because I am DB'ing here!