
After a loveless marriage and miscarriage, I became a psychologist. Five years later, my ex-husband is my patient, severely depressed. His case file reads: 'Cause of illness: Wife passed away five years ago (patient's delusion).' I smile. In therapy, he doesn't recognize me, recounting regret for his 'deceased wife.' I note: 'When she needed you, you abandoned her and your child for another woman, is that right?'