I sat down to filter through my tax stuff and that included medical bills. I found a receipt from our local heart center dated in Nov that listed several tests for my W. I did not know this. I emailed W and asked her if she was okay. She admitted she had to go to the ER with bad chest pains. They did not find anything but sent her to the heart center for tests. They told her stress and anxiety.
Go figure. She is sooooo sure about everything, soooooo detached, sooooo wanting the D. And she ends up in the ER.
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On another note, a human interest story about a study of couples splitting up after long marriages in Sunday paper.
“Boomers know they have healthy years ahead; they have more disposable income, and they believe they are entitled to happiness, so they are ending marriages in increasing numbers.” Women initiate divorce 2/3 of the time; 26% of the men never saw it coming. Women handle D better – they seek out support while men tend to withdraw.
The study also indicated that not all couples stayed apart; loneliness and family and friends led them back together. The study also cited a case where a couple D; years later they both developed Alzheimer’s and their daughter took them both in. They did not remember being married so they became great friends. They talked about how they wish that they had met years ago so that they could have been married. “They were certain that their M would have lasted forever.”
