My girlfriend has MS...
My girlfriend was diagnosed with MS, 9 short months after we made our arrangement "official". And shortly following that diagnoses was an attack.
Heart breaking.
At this point, one has to think twice before claiming to marry and be with a person forever. Because the nuptials now officially include "in sickness". When it finally sunk in that my girlfriend has an illness that persistantly tries to chip away at her brain function and that could possibly leave her handicapped, I cried. No big deal right? Wrong. Major big deal. Crying is something that I try to do sparingly. We recently talked about her fear of being handicapped and I joked about how I would dress her in rainboots and little matching hats. A little classless, but I thought it was funny.
And I guess that's it, that's all that I have to say about it.
This story started with a climax and ended with the same one, no build up or "spoken word" here, just straight thoughts, in thier simplest form.
posted by Retrospect @ 12:22 PM
1 Comments:
I'm sorry to hear this, Retro, but your girlfriend is blessed to have someone in her life as dear as you. In my wedding program, I told my mother that she gave new meaning to the vows "in sickness and in health." She has taken care of my father in his sickness and it is no easy task. A lot of people claim to love their significant other, but when it comes time to put that love to the test, they fail miserably.
Go on and cry, girlfriend. It cleanses the soul. And if you pray, pray too. LOVE has and will continue to conquer ALL, and it sounds like you have much love for each other. Hang in there!
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