Our little boy came into this world two years ago, fighting from the very start. He was born premature at seven months and spent his first weeks in the ICU. We were just grateful he survived.

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As he grew, we noticed he wasn’t reaching the same milestones as other babies. He struggled to crawl and to hold his head up. After countless pediatrician visits, we finally received a diagnosis: our son has cerebral palsy. The doctors told us he will likely never walk.

My heart broke, but it also filled with a fierce, protective love. My husband’s reaction, however, shattered me in so many ways.

Instead of wrapping his arms around our family, he has directed all his anger and blame at me. He told me he doesn’t want to raise a “disabled child,” calling it a waste of his time and money. He even suggested we ‘escort’ the child out of the world and just try for another one.

When I stood my ground and called him out, the insults got worse. He now claims our son’s condition is my fault. That I caused the premature birth. He has even accused me of cheating, suggesting our son isn’t his, just to have a reason to deny him.

Now, he’s told me he wants a divorce. He says I’ve failed as a mother and that he’s already looking for another woman who can give him healthy children if I won’t agree to ‘escort’ our child.

My heart is shattered into a million pieces. I look at my innocent son and all I see is a child who is blameless. My husband looks at him and sees the source of all his problems as a father.

I am terrified of becoming a single mother, struggling to work and provide the specialized care my son needs all by myself. But more than that, I am grieving the man I thought I married and the family I thought we would be.

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I feel so alone in this battle. I wake each morning expecting a miracle, the kind that will change the heart of my husband, alas he’s always the same. How do I win this? How do I get my husband to care and fight through this with me?

—Nuru

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