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, "slip away" from progressive supranuclear palsy, describing the transition from a woman with a "gift for conversation" to one trapped in a body that would no longer move or speak. These stories underscore that the deepest part of being a wife—or a partner—is often found in the "Plan Be" of the present moment when all other plans are cancelled by illness. The Fracture and Reconstruction of Self

We agreed to one stupid experiment: date each other like we were strangers. No marriage talk. No kids. No ‘you always.’ Just coffee. A walk. A movie. And slowly—painfully slowly—we remembered why we chose each other. real wife stories