So today is a dedication to the one person in my life who keeps me going.
No it's not Jennifer Garner... but Jennifer Garner looks just like her. Or pretty close anyway.
My wife, JG has been there for me through it all. Thick and thin. Sometimes pretty thin. When her husband is so sick that she puts in a yard all by herself in the new house. And when he thinks he is going to die from a bad viral infection just before Christmas. All the missed vacations and holidays for hospital stays... not to mention basically living at hospitals for weeks at a time between work and visiting me in one.
She makes me want to be the best person I can and tries to help me bring that person out.
Sometimes I think people don't understand the anxiety involved with being married to someone with CF. Especially someone like me who is so quiet about issues and problems. One particular time comes to mind when we were driving to work and I said, "um, my arm is blue and numb, I think I am going to e-mail my doctor." Later that afternoon I had emergency surgery for a blood clot.
This is just one example of living with CF. You never know when the beast will strike or what will happen next. And for a girl that hates change, she deals with it pretty well.
She is truly amazing. Her Courage and love are a constant inspiration to me. To be completely honest Jennifer Garner can't hold a candle to her beauty since it is real beauty, not played on T.V. or movies.
Here's to 10 more years... or better yet, eternity with you.
(p.s. 10 points if you can name the artist and title of the song that my blog title was inspired by. No it's not Leonard Cohen.)
3 comments:
I think JG found her perfect match too. I am so thankful for the 10 awesome years we have all had with you.
She really is incredible isn't she. Now if only she believed it when you told her so.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. Oh and I am so not the great musician I will have to ask the big S.
CF Spouses have mad coping skillz! I'm so glad you have such a wonderful woman in your life. I pray for you both quite often.
Happy Anniversary! May God bless you with many more and all the fondest memories that go with it.
Hi Jack - Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is a beautiful post about your wife. I sometimes forget to appreciate what my husband goes through. Thank you for reminding me. I will be re-posting a blog entry from an old blog about CF soon. Merry Christmas to another brother in the struggle...
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