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Chapter Five – Marriage

Freedom

Posted by nancydou59 on Feb 15 2010

Over half of all marriages end in divorce, and the divorce rate among parents with disabled children is as high as 80%. With every marriage facing disturbing odds of survival, the marriage with a special needs child faces even more daunting probabilities. My husband and I have been married for 24 years and so far beaten the initial 50% chance of failure, but that’s not all we’ve had to overcome. According to additional statistics that apply to our marriage, we risk an 80% chance of divorce due to Dani’s disabilities and another 85% chance of collapse due to Jimmy’s full time job traveling as a consultant. Now, I am not a statistician, but am I right? Could our marriage have a 215% chance of failure? Is that even possible?

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