Partner Disability: Worse than Death?

Mature male patient playing a mobile on bed in hospital.The willingness to return to work may outstrip ability – then what?

By Marc Rosenberg
Retirements & Buyouts

You’ve probably heard the saying “Disability is worse than death.” The point is that both death and disability are horrendous, catastrophic events.

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But the handling of issues related to death – for all parties concerned – are more straightforward, both personally and financially, than in the case of a disability.