Dear Abby: Shouldn’t his disabled wife’s care take priority over his vacation?

DEAR ABBY:

What would you say about a man who offered his wife’s siblings an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris, knowing that his wife could not consider taking such a trip due to mobility issues?

Full disclosure: the husband and wife have been to Paris in the past (when the wife’s health was fine), but the husband feels the need to go again and has no one else to accompany him. His wife will be left home alone and have to fend for herself. Somehow this whole deal leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Please set me on the right path. – NORTH CAROLINA HOMEBODY

BEST HOME BODY:

People with physical disabilities travel internationally all the time. If the man has the money to take his wife’s siblings on an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris, he can certainly afford to take his wife AND A CARER on that trip down memory lane. That way she would be taken care of and still enjoy the trip to the extent she is able. Didn’t anyone but me suggest this?

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