English Rose, Sorry about your sitch. It has to be hard being ill and being apart. It's weird, in my situation, I'm the one doing the pushing away. In the back of my mind, I guess I'm afraid he will leave, but he's never given any indication of that. If I don't get a grip on my emotions though, it could push him away.
I will probably be affected by my illness for the rest of my life. They believe that I have a form of Muscular Dystrophy. It's taken a long time to find a doctor who will help me. That has just added to our problems. I think that our existing problems have just been magnified with my illness.
Anyway, back to you. Is there any chance of you two getting back together? Have you tried any of the DB techniques yet? GAL, going dark, etc. My situation isn't so bad that I've had to resort to those techniques. Although I have to say that it's good for anyone to make sure they don't lose themselves in their marriage.