"His wife has decided that when family visits from out of state, they need to stay in a hotel instead of their house because she does not have the capacity to host. I understand that it is stressful to have houseguests while also being a caregiver for someone with a terminal illness. However, when I come to visit, it is to spend time with my brother and help him with eating, bathing, getting dressed, etc."
"My husband is a good man. He is also an alcoholic in recovery. We recently moved back to where his family lives. He now wants us to spend time with a half-sister who has said terrible things about him behind his back and acts sickeningly sweet to both of us. I haven't told my husband because I don't want his feelings to be hurt, but I also don't want to spend time with anyone who doesn't respect him."
A wife concealed that a husband's half-sister had spoken cruelly about him and feels uncomfortable spending time with her. The husband insists on visiting his family and becomes angry when his wife hints she does not respect the half-sister. The advised course of action is for the wife to tell her husband exactly what was said and let him decide how much contact to allow. A separate correspondent travels to assist a brother with ALS and reports the brother's wife asks out-of-state visitors to stay in a hotel due to caregiving strain. The correspondent seeks to help with personal care and household tasks during morning and evening hours and feels hotel arrangements impede that contribution.
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