Gerry
New member
- Joined
- May 23, 2017
- Messages
- 4
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 05/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- Minnesota
- City
- Cologne
I've never posted here, but have read many posts involving this horrible disease and how it affects everyone so differently. Early on October 18, my beautiful wife Mary moved on to to her next adventure, 7 days after her 56th birthday. She went very quietly, peacefully, and quite quickly, with myself and her daughter by her side as she took her final earthly breath. She had only been diagnosed less than 2 years ago. I was fortunate enough to be able to quit my job 13 months ago, and be her caregiver in our home until the very end. Being a caregiver is exhausting, frustrating, and fulfilling all at the same time. I will never regret it and I would have been lucky to care for her longer, but she decided it was time, and left on her own terms, keeping her dignity and strength right to the end. We were a team through it all as this disease stole her body from her little by little, every day, as we adapted our home for each new challenge. I miss her terribly, but know she's not suffering anymore. My heart is broken, and I feel a great emptiness, but she left me some beautiful grandchildren to keep me moving on. What we had was True Love.
ALS sucks
Gerry
ALS sucks
Gerry
