Sorry moderators! I just wanted to repond more. Andrea, Thanks for sharing so much!! Your sharing about you r wife, made me think of my only sister, who has been alone all her life, 68, and has a severe speech impediment form Dystonia, a rare disease. I cannot have a conversation with her, because i only understand about 10% of her speech. She goes ballistic after i try three or four times guessing, and sometimes hits and kicks. She is helping care for my 95 yr old dad. When my mom died four yrs ago, she almost cracked, but my dad is all she has, and when he dies, she may lose it badly. She implies that i will need to help her, after he dies. She has no close friends either, as no one can understand her speech. I have not come out to her, as she has already implied that CDing is wrong. I am willing to help her, but i am not married to my sister, and am not going to let her force me to live with her. I come from a "fusion" family, where no one really left home, and found a mate, or life. I applaud you for staying with your wife, despite the hardships, and trying things. Jean TG has shared some heavy, but real thoughts, too, that made me think. We all need to examine ourselves, do the heart work.
