Focuses on the emotional relationship between caregiving women and their ill partners: Why is my husband suddenly refusing to go to the doctor? Why is he loving one moment and hurtful the next? How can I cope when I'm worried about him all the time? In addition to offering practical, step-by-step advice for navigating the medical establishment and handling critical and chronic situations, When the Man You Love Is Ill helps women heal their relationships with their partners or spouses. Dr. Lynn and Isaacs show readers how to understand the male-patient psyche; manage their own feelings of anger, fear, guilt and/or depression; deal with losses; keep their family stable; and tend to their own needs. - Experienced authors women can relate to: Dr. Lynn specializes in issues faced by women and has counseled many couples struggling with a partner's health condition, including many celebrities. Isaacs, a best-selling writer, has cared for her husband during a series of illnesses and writes from personal knowledge. - Caregivers are under stress: When illness strikes, a couple's world turns upside down. Traditional support like extended family has declined.

Hiring help is expensive, and women are often balancing caregiving with work and other obligations. Meanwhile, caregiving is more complex than ever. Due to shorter hospital stays and home care, wives and significant others perform tasks that were once handled by nurses and other medical professionals.