Hi! Welcome to the site. I am a recently new member and have found great help here. I am the wife of an AS kicker too. He is also in horrible pain and is in the advanced stages as well. However, he is still working in computers and doesn't have to do much manual labor, thank goodness. As the wife, I understand how frustrating, emotionally draining, and terribly backbreaking it can be on you to take care of him. I also understand how worried you must be for him. I know I am with my own sweetheart. It breaks my heart to see him suffer. I am afraid it won't be much longer before he has to retire too and he's only 36. We have 4 children--12, 8, 4, and 6 mo. I have been looking for the "wife" type on this site and I hope that we can lend each other some support. My advice at this point is to take each day as it comes and count your many blessings. Feel free to post me anytime.

Karen