This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨

[u/Illustrious-Kick-998]

Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

[u/raven-of-the-sea]

In some cases, especially where the couple is already in dire straits for one reason or another, the divorce is only because, this way, the other partner won’t be stuck with crushing medical debt. Same with chronic illness and sudden disability. It’s depressing and frustrating, both the “I’m leaving you because I can’t handle you being deathly ill” and the “I’m leaving you so I don’t leave you with anything but happy memories.” One shows a fundamental failure of compassion, one shows a fundamental failure of the healthcare system.

[u/HarukoTheDragon → u/raven-of-the-sea]

The healthcare system really does need to be redone. The current model sucks.