April 24, 2013

• When good women die...

  From afar I watched Jim the few times he was with Carol. It actually made me realize what is possible.

  Jim was so loving and kind. When she was around that is where his attention was focused. And she she watched him with others, men and women alike. One could tell that they were eachother's world. The sun rose and set on the other in this relationship.

  As time wore on I came to find out she had survived cancer, a rare form of cancer and by the time I watched them, it was back. She was in the 1  % of people that survived past the 5 year mark.

  I watched as her life faded and he became  more and more focused on her. They hoped for a miracle, they prayed for a miracle but I could see it in her eyes, she wanted to depart and not be in so much pain. As much as her husband was her world she didn't want the pain. 

  She started to mend and get healthier but then the day before, she fell and that was the end. She passed within a few hours of the fall.

  Jim didn't question because he knew she was in pain. He knew her time was going to be short, and he loved her and cared for her and held her and told her he loved her ever second of every day they had together.

  I almost envied her, not the sickness but the love that was poured out to her on a daily basis.

  I watched as they gave so much love and care to  each other and I had in the back of my mind, I would do anything to make sure that neither one of them lost the other. I would give my life if it meant that they could be together and with her healthy for another 20 years or even less.

  When she passed I was a bit shocked by it............

  I had never met her but her passing impacted my life. Her passing left me richer than if I had never met her. Her passing reminded me of what my grandfather said to me at his 60th wedding anniversary.

  I have never seen someone so in love as my grandfather and grandmother till now.

  Jim and Carol rank second.

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