By Lisa Petrison, Ph.D.
During their first four years of marriage, Almanzo Wilder and Laura Ingalls Wilder had far more than their fair share of difficulties.
Several years’ worth of their crops were destroyed by hail or hot dry winds, in most cases just a few days before harvest. They both became sick with diptheria that kept them close to death in bed for weeks, with lingering symptoms for a long time afterwards. Almanzo acquired partial paralysis that periodically interfered with his ability to walk or use his hands. Their only son died of spasms a few weeks after his birth. Their very nice house dramatically went up in flames and burned to the ground.
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