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I know it's not in the name. My
husband, Dave, is my angel from Heaven. He leaves almost no time for
himself and takes care of my every need. I try to do everything for myself
that I can, but being a complete paralytic, there are certain things I cannot do
and also because our house is not all wheelchair accessible yet. Once I am
able to get into the kitchen and bathroom, I will be able to do a lot more for
myself.
I am sick a lot and Dave takes care of
my every need. He makes me feel loved and wanted in his life. He
makes me feel wanted even though I feel like I don't give him anything in our
life. I want to give to him all that he gives to me, but he understands
that is not possible at this time.
There are many times that I do not want
to live any longer, but Dave reassures me that even though he has to work so
hard to take care of me, he would rather have all of the added responsibility
and to have me here with him than to not have me here at all. He says I
still add something positive to his life, even the way I am now versus what I
was like before.
I pray for him day and night. I
pray for God to hold Dave in His arms and care for him, protect him from all
harm, to give him strength, health, and happiness in all that he does. I
want everything good for Dave, all that is good in his life. And, I am so
grateful that he still wants me to be with him. He says he remembers the
times when I was good to him. I used to be very good to him and for our
marriage. I took good care of our relationship and his parents when they
were alive and while they were at the end of their lives.
For a lot of years I was a very good
wife, and then, for a short period of time, I was not so good...but his heart is
big enough to include forgiveness as well as all that love. Dave is the
best man in the world and I appreciate him so much.
I nominate Dave for the winner of
the Superior Husband in the Universe pageant. All of our caretaker
husbands/wives/ partners/friends and everyone in the category of caretakers
deserve all the best from God and from all of the energy we patients have to
give.
Peace,
Jude
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