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Are men more likely to leave their sick spouse?

Marriage vows promise love in sickness and in health – but what happens when illness changes everything?

A study published this year has found that for certain age groups, marriages are more likely to end when the wife reports poor health but the husband remains healthy. So do ill-health and divorce go hand in hand? And why do men leave more than women?

Sky’s Hannah Sandhu speaks to couples facing chronic illnesses to find out how illness impacts relationships and why some partners stay while others leave.

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