My sister in-laws call my husband only when they need something. We are living in Turkey and on one occasion, he had to take kilos and kilos of freshly cut meat to get minced; he was forced to go by them and he reaggravated his low back disc terribly that the doctors said he may need surgery at 37 years old, and they still complained about him in his hometown, that he didn’t do enough. He has been on sick leave from work and going to physical therapy for the last two months. The sisters are angry because he has declined to assist them since he is in pain most of the time. It hurts me and I know it hurts him to not be called and be given the silent treatment. He is sick and they don’t call him to check on him. I’ve noticed them distancing from me too. My husband says they said he is wife oriented now (I’m not sure what that means) my husband makes his decisions and I only worry of his health right now. What can I do? They ask from him and manipulate with silence.