I've asked my husband to read articles before and forwarded them. I found out I need to print them out and specifically highlight the important areas for him and sometimes sit down with him while he reads them to get him to read them. I don't understand why. If it were him I'd be researching everything on my own. that's just the way we are. He also forget things and I need to remind him.
I have several medical problems so I try not to walk around with the daily medical report detailing all of my pains and problems. I have begun to give him the daily highlights because he has become less understanding the last 6 months or so.
It is hard for them I suppose as there really isn't much they can do to make us feel better. I wonder why it bothers him so much as it's not like he has to do anything for me. I'm not an invalid. He does all the grocery shopping but did most of it before and he also does most of the cooking and I don't eat most of the things he cooks. I don't do as much housework but I think it just basically just sits until I get around to doing it. He retired early and does whatever he wants, whenever he wants so he has a non-demanding life. He said he misses doing things with me, big news flash - we mostly camped and he's the one that sold our old RV.
Now if we were laying around all day getting drunk, running up bills on the home shopping network, gambling, getting drunk, etc. things would be different. We aren't lazy we are ill.
Hopefully you don't have as many health problems as I do and are still able to work and do more than I can.