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← Return to Major Changes as Spouses Age
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Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 23, 2020 | Replies (51)
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@maryflorida- I love how you phrased your post, Mary. This is how I feel too. I hope that he does me as well. I am a stage 4 lung cancer survivor and he has taken care of me for 23 years as I battle this cancer. We have been pretty active during this time but COVID has put a kibosh on that. However, we have had a scare that he might also have a cancerous lesion on his lung and are waiting for a follow-up scan in early December. I am wearing the "take care role" now. He says that he now knows what I have felt like many times prior to my scans. This is good! lol. I will always love and care for this man who so tenderly and carefully he has cared for me.
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Aren't we fortunate? My husband has cared for me through eeveral illnesses and seemingly endless othro surgeries over the last 20 years. It seems like I'm always either recovering or in PT. And I have helped him keep his diabetes under control for 25 years, trying to cook food that is both tasty and healthy for him. I had great role models - my grandparents celebrated 60 years, with my Granddad as caretaker for the last 10 years, and my parents caring for each other for over 50 years...soon we'll celebrate 49 years ourselves.
We are blessed. Sue