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Magazine Article

May 1, 2007

When Illness Moves In

Helping Couples Process the Trauma of Sickness

Jeri Hepworth

The phrase "in sickness and in health" is a hallowed part of our marriage vows for good reason. As human beings vulnerable to a wide variety of diseases and infirmities, we need to know at the deepest level that our partners or spouses will stick around even when our bodies betray us, as they will eventually. And yet, even though we generally agree that abandoning an ailing partner is unacceptable, we don't really appreciate how high a toll a serious medical problem can take on a relationship. Read More

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Jeri Hepworth

Jeri Hepworth, PhD, is professor and associate chair of the Department of Family Medicine of the University of Connecticut in Hartford. She's the coauthor of Family-Oriented Primary Care and Medical Family Therapy and co-editor of The Shared Experience of Illness.