Comment by lotyrin

Those sound like capitalism problems, not medical ones, to be probably too honest (HN doesn't generally vibe with class consciousness because so many tech bros sell out or dream of selling out one day, but). Society can afford to have support systems for people with disabilities and their supportive family, as evidenced by the fact that it is currently doing so indirectly (by paying enough for the husband's labor that he can make finances work for the three of them). The fact that the husband in your scenario bears all of that for everyone else (and it creates an unhealthy dependency in their relationship) because we only value the under classes for their contribution of labor is the problem, and is solvable.