Sonny,
I come out of my self-imposed sabbatical from HW to answer your thread. It's that important to me. I have had the privilege of meeting your Lynn twice in person here in South Carolina when you all visited. She is and will always be, a special woman. There was a radiance about
Lynn when I met her, you could feel the warmth from her heart and the sparkle in her eyes, even though she was already ill when I met her. It was hard to read this latest thread without becoming emotional myself.
I am so glad that she has her personal faith to help her through these final days, that's a comfort just knowing that she is a sincere woman of faith. Many of us can appreciate that point.
I could not imagine being in your place right now, nor will I pretend to. I couldn't imagine my own life going forward or being worth a whole lot, if my own wife and best friend of over 38 years was to be taken from me. I think I would suffer from the classic swan syndrome.
You, have done a remarkable job over these past trying years, and I know you have been there for her 101% of the time in every possible way. You have done your best, my friend, your very best, but you already know such matters are not only out of Lynn's hands, but ultimately, out of your hands as well. It's been a gallant and courageous fight from the very start to the current situation.
In the end, it is Lynn's life and Lynn's call, and she knows in her heart that she as endured all she can, and everyone has to respect that, because each person's life belongs to themself.
I respect you as a PC brother, as I have from the start of your journey when I met you here on HW, but to be honest, I respect you more as a loving and dedicated husband. I deeply value what you have now, and what you will ultimately lose in the end, and that can never be replaced.
I am here for you. We are here for you. And Lynn has so many supporters that she probably will never know.
May the peace of the Lord be with her, as she enters this hospice stage of her journey, and may He strengthen you in advance, for the dark days that surely are coming. Once that storm finally passes, and the clouds clear away, you will always see your beloved Lynn in every sunrise and every sunset, she will still be there with you.
Bless you brother, bless you in every way.
David in SC
Post Edited (Purgatory) : 5/21/2012 6:44:58 PM (GMT-6)