My wife has been lying to me for years about having cancer. I'm broken and need advice. What should I do?
lalaukulele on September 30th, 2018 at 17:10 UTC »
There was a Christian musician who fooled the world for a bit that he had cancer. Wrote a worship song about his "illness" that hit the top of the charts for a while. Totally disowned by the church when he finally came forward about it.
This is sad on so many levels! What a good person to be concerned about how his work is gonna react because he feels like he scammed them out of days. Days where he thought he was providing care for his sick wife!
I just found out my wife has been lying to me about having cancer for 2 years. My entire life has been destroyed financially for bills that never existed and my career is in jeopardy from the absences and paid time off I've taken to take care of her illness. It seems I've filled in blanks over time that weren't there, and I have been completely unable to see the obvious betrayal before me. Obviously the only the illness is of a different kind, and not what I thought it was. How can I protect myself without making the situation any worse? Any advice would be appreciate. I don't want to react while I'm so upset. I'd also like to leave out any age or state information so please forgive that.
For more info: There has been an ongoing separate medical issue of a lesser nature and mental health related. On top of over 50 times picking her up at the hospital after "treatments and appointments." Any time I questioned to meet the doctor there was evasion, and another issue that would dramatically pop up. I know I shouldn't have been so blind, but I could never truly fathom that it was all was act. There was real throwing up, real medical events that seemed related, and real anxiety day after day after day after day. That's how I didn't figure it out. My best friend lied to me in an unthinkable way, and I couldn't escape that reality.
tl;dr My wife faked having cancer. What should I do?
lalaukulele on September 30th, 2018 at 17:10 UTC »
There was a Christian musician who fooled the world for a bit that he had cancer. Wrote a worship song about his "illness" that hit the top of the charts for a while. Totally disowned by the church when he finally came forward about it.
Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Guglielmucci
SacredRivers on September 30th, 2018 at 13:56 UTC »
This is sad on so many levels! What a good person to be concerned about how his work is gonna react because he feels like he scammed them out of days. Days where he thought he was providing care for his sick wife!
raspberryseltzer on September 30th, 2018 at 12:39 UTC »
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