L was positively giddy this morning. D got transported from the hospital in the big city far far away to the hospital in the town about 35 miles away. He could have come home, but still needs daily care and no home care nurses will work this far out. She was at the hospital before he arrived and said he walked in under his own power, he looks much healthier, his color is good and he may even be putting on a little of the weight he’s lost over the past few weeks. While still quite ill, he seems to be genuinely recovering. I helped her get her stuff squared away, and then she took off rapidly to spend the afternoon with him. I suspect she was out to the county road before I made it back to the Lair.
Normally something of a talker, today she was practically babbling and seemed to know it. “We haven’t been separated so long in 25 years,” she said. “We get on each other’s nerves sometimes, but we work well together and we love each other. It’s not a bad habit to have.”
Oh, I’m so glad for them. It is wonderful, and more rare all the time, to see people who truly do love each other and work well together. My late husband and I had that kind of relationship, and I miss him every day, even after 30 years.
May every hour of every day they have together be filled with that joy and love.
Excellent, excellent news!
It’s nice for a little good news in a sea of bad. I don’t know how I would be if my wife was not close at hand. We haven’t had to deal with anything remotely resembling separation since I spent 6 months on a destroyer and that was in 1980.
Hurrah! L needs to poke her nose into D’s everyday care so she can bring him home early. He will heal up even faster at home with her as his caretaker.
WooHoo! Good news. I second Judy about getting involved with his care so he can come home sooner.
Thanks for the update Joel. And it’s always good to hear good news!
So glad to hear the happy news, Joel. Best to them both.
Good news, happy to hear it!