I'm very new to the diagnoses myself and ended up breaking down the other night in front of my husband. I try to hide it because I don't want him worrying. By you asking this question about your wife, it already says that you care and want to help her.

For me, just him acknowledging that it was "ok" to cry made me feel better. He asked what he could do. Half joking/half serious, I said "cut my foot off". It took him by surprise, but I started laughing and it eased up his fear. Just having him there to comfort me is a big deal.

He reminds me on a regular basis to use my foot but not to over do it. He does not baby me even when I start becoming a sissy about this nasty thing . At first he was annoyed by my research and rambling off his ear about it, but he's come around and started realizing that it is a big deal and a good thing for me to figure out.