What should be expected of an intimate partner when a companion suffers a health crisis? Seniors and their families increasingly confront the question. What should be expected of an intimate partner when a companion suffers a health crisis? Seniors and their families increasingly confront the question. Single Persons, Elderly, Living Wills and Health Care Proxies, Marriages, Happiness, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Age, Chronological NYT > Science