February 13, 2026

What Staying Actually Looks Like

Mixed-Ability Relationships

There isn’t an easy way to say this (and, arguably, I’m not saying anything new): It’s very difficult to keep a relationship in-tact while also navigating chronic illness….

It really is no wonder that so many relationships fall apart when illness creeps in. Although many romantics….

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January 26, 2026

The Chronically Ill Girlfriend Turned Wife

Mixed-Ability Relationships

“Ooooo, I should’ve gone first.” My elated and hopeful heart plummets to my toes. I had just confessed to my boyfriend that I wanted to spend my life with him. “I don’t see a future with you. You’re always sick and I want…I want a wife I can do marathons with.”…

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January 19, 2026

5 False Assumptions about Marriages Like Ours

Mixed-Ability Relationships

The world has never been kind to the sick and disabled; so many assumptions and misunderstandings run rampant about what chronic illness is actually like. Amazingly though, I feel that there is a group that is even more misunderstood: The Partners who choose to say with someone sick or disabled…

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