IC Disease

I found some astonishing statistics a while back on the various aspects of chronic illness.  One statistic that really stood out to me is that the divorce rate among the chronically ill is OVER 75%.  Why did this statistic stand out to me?  Because my first marriage ended partly because of my ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia, even though I didn’t  know that I had FM at the time.   I have been happily married now for the past 10 years and we have been together a total of 14 years and BOTH OF US have chronic illness problems.  My husband has heart problems.  He has had triple bypass surgery, stents placed in his heart and has had at least 7 heart attacks.  So what is the divorce rate statistics when both partners are chronically ill?  In my opinion, I think the divorce rate would be lower because the spouses would understand each other better and would understand better what each one was going through.  That is how it is in our situation.

This high statistic for divorce proves that when the vows “for better or worse, in sickness and in health” aren’t taken as seriously as they should be.