June 19th, 2012
letters from a woman whose husband has a brain tumor
As mentioned, my uncle is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. Here is a little bit from an email my aunt (his wife) wrote/sent along to me today. It makes me cry every time I read it – and it makes me realize, for all my gratefulness/etc, I still have more to know about a powerful marriage – because this, from 67-year-olds, is what a strong partnership looks like. I can only aspire to one day be able to face later-in-life (one hopes) challenges together in this way:
“But despite my whining, we’re really mostly enjoying our time together–at least from my perspective–i am just so happy we have each day together … [he] worries that he’ll be a burden to me etc. etc. and I really don’t since we have no idea what/if will come. Except in the end everything will be perfect.”
And with that…a post about Jenny’s wedding forthcoming.