I spent a LOT of time working with him in therapy to keep him - so help me, anyone who wants to reduce that to "what an idiot I was to do it" earns my ire.


While I don't know the full story, I can say this: if they're chastising you for staying because he was ill, then they are very sad people. Furthermore, these people don't know the full story either. Let their opinions be just that- opinions. My opinion is that you are a very strong woman, and a very compassionate one too. Those are very good qualities, which are a result of how you've lived and how you've loved.

I'm babbling, sorry.