One mother of three children, one with special needs, whose husband often worked away from home said: " I just felt like I'd invested a lot of time, forget about the money, but a lot of time and effort".
The part-time special needs teacher and her husband, Steve, a painter and decorator, say their one extravagance is private tuition for their son, Toby, 18.
She is a person who has special needs and desires, and it is a husbands obligation to know what they are.
They effectively let me go, and not having protection or means (my husband stayed home to care for our special needs daughter), I applied for unemployment.
"Mom, why do people have to be so unforgiving?" My husband and I recognize the wisdom of our special needs child's poignant question.
She lives in Eastleigh with her husband and four children and is a campaigner for special needs children and carers.
Women who have an alcoholic and/or abusive husband, face intimate partner violence or are raising children with special needs appear to be more susceptible to severe and prolonged periods of depression and suicide attempts.
Her personal marathon means running Sandy Hook Promise while her husband runs the Dylan's Wings of Change Foundation, created to bring technology to special needs programs in schools.
By then, Ms. Marte's husband was unemployed and caring alone for their children, both of whom have special needs.
One-third had special needs.
