AITA for telling my husband I don’t need him at any of my doctors appointments
She stands alone in a battle that should be shared, her heart breaking beneath the weight of a diagnosis that changed everything.
For 31 years, she stood by his side at every appointment, every trial, yet now, as cancer ravages her body and spirit, he remains absent, demanding care from the woman who needs it most.
Tonight, the pain of losing her hair to chemo was eclipsed only by the cruelty of his selfishness—a cruel ultimatum that shattered what little hope she had left for support.
In the midst of her darkest hour, she confronts not just a disease, but the heartbreaking loneliness of a love that seems to have forgotten her pain.
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The original poster is facing the intense emotional and physical challenges of a Stage 2a b***st cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy, compounded by feeling completely unsupported by her husband, who prioritizes his s*xual needs.
The central conflict is the husband's ultimatum—demanding physical intimacy in exchange for future support—which directly clashes with the wife's current inability to cope with intimacy due to her trauma and physical changes.
Considering the husband's alleged threat to withhold support unless his s*xual needs are met, was the wife justified in telling him she no longer needed his presence at future medical appointments, or did involving the mother-in-law escalate the situation beyond repair?
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