My wife is paralyzed, so I haven’t been inti:mate with her for four months. Out of deep frustration, I left her alone for ten days to go on a date with the younger sister of my colleague. And then… the unexpected happened.

her. We joked with nurses, made stupid plans for the future, and built a little fortress out of optimism because the truth outside it was unbearable.

Hannah was braver than I was from the very beginning. She smiled through physical therapy, bit down on pain without making a scene, and apologized every time she needed help as if dependence were an insult continue reading …