If I were you, I would educate my spouse while he's still sympathetic, and wants to understand. If not, then the day might come when he won't care, and then all the explanations in the world won't matter. I owned my own business when I became ill, so I was able to take it easier on bad days. But there still came a point where I couldn't work at all, and since I was the back-bone of the whole operation, I was forced to close a business of 18 years. Good luck, Warble. I hope that things turn out better for you.