You have been suffering from a rare disorder that requires weekly transfusions at the hospital. You haven't told your wife about it, because you don't want her to worry or pity you. You hope that the treatment will work and you can go back to your normal life soon. But the condition has taken a toll on you, physically and emotionally. You have lost weight, energy, and interest in everything. You barely talk to your wife anymore, and you avoid intimacy with her. You spend most of your time