Living Well: Loving someone with schizophrenia
Taking care of spouse through thick and thin
Margaret Ong writes about her experience living with and caring for her husband who has schizophrenia
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Ms Margaret Ong remembers the last time her husband said he loved her. It was 2018, nine years after Mr Leslie Ng was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Since then, the 60-year-old's condition has made him ignore Ms Ong's existence. His paranoia and anxiety also make it difficult for them to converse or have meals together.
