How to Cope During Your Wedding Anniversary when Your Husband is Unwell

By Sophie, published Sep 19, 2007
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A wedding anniversary celebration is a very important day in a married couple's life. Many couples spend all year planning how they will spend their next wedding anniversary, where they will go and what they will do to commemorate their special day. But these plans can quickly fizzle out if the husband is unwell either before or during the wedding anniversary. What should a couple do if they find themselves in this situation?

How to Cope During Your Wedding Anniversary when Your Husband is Unwell: Before the Wedding Anniversary

If your husband is taken ill before your wedding anniversary, then you can scale back the celebrations in order to concentrate on getting him to the doctor's, the hospital or tucked up in bed. It is sometimes possible to receive a refund for flights, hotel bookings and so forth in the case of illness. Check with the airlines and hotels to be sure. If you have purchased travel insurance, then this may help to defray the cost of having to cancel your anniversary getaway.

As disappointing as it may be to have to cancel your wedding anniversary plans, it would not be fair to insist on carrying on as normal if your husband is in no fit state to travel. The kind thing to do would be to tend to his needs first of all. Then when he has recovered you can celebrate your wedding anniversary at a later date.

How to Cope During your Wedding Anniversary when Your Husband is Unwell: During the Wedding Anniversary

Unforeseeable events such as sudden illnesses cannot be helped. If your husband becomes ill while you are away from home due to food poisoning or some other reason, you will need to consider your options. Can you return home sooner? Will your insurance cover the cost of treatment if you are away from home? Will simple bed rest be all that is needed?

How to Cope During Your Wedding Anniversary when Your Husband is Unwell

If your husband is not well enough to keep any food down, do not insist that he eat any anniversary cake!

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Takeaways
  • If your husband becomes ill before your anniversary, you will want to scale back on the celebrations
  • Travel insurance can help to defray the cost of having to cancel flights and hotels
  • Watch what your husband can and can't do; don't insist on pushing him when he is feeling unwell
Did You Know?
Your husband will likely feel guilty that he has "ruined" the day for you, but with plenty of love and reassurance you can prove to him that he has done nothing wrong.
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Great advice.

Posted on 09/27/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

 
Been there; done that.

Posted on 09/22/2007 at 5:09:00 PM

 
nice article

Posted on 09/20/2007 at 6:09:00 PM

 
Congratulations on your wedding anniversary for Saturday, Dr D! Sophie

Posted on 09/20/2007 at 8:09:00 AM

 
Nice job :-)

Posted on 09/20/2007 at 7:09:00 AM

 
My anniversary is Saturday. He is well at the moment, but may not be by then... (disputes over what we shall do. heh.)

Posted on 09/20/2007 at 4:09:00 AM

 
Very well written article Sophie with great suggestions!

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 8:09:00 PM

 
Thanks for the comments. You can't plan when you'll be sick. But when it falls during your anniversary it can be tough. This has happened to me 4 out of the 5 years I've been married. Sophie

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 8:09:00 PM

 
This is a very compassionate article. (Now, I think I'll write one on how to cope with your spouse when you've been married 20 years. LOL. I'm kidding, of course.)

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 8:09:00 PM

 
Informative piece!

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
Very helpful ideas. We just look at each other and say happy anniversary. No need to be sick. After so many years, you're just happy to make it another year!

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
This will be a very helpful article for those that need it.

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 7:09:00 PM

 
Great article! I am not married, but I have plenty of experience feeling guilty about messing up someone's plans. Great advice.

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 6:09:00 PM

 
excellent article!!!

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

 
This is probably good advice for the aging, too.

Posted on 09/19/2007 at 4:09:00 PM

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