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October 24, 2005, 5:06 pm PDT
 Quote From: lacykat I really got upset with the woman who didn't want to sacrifice, and help pay for her husband's liver transplant operation! That woman doesn't love the person, only what her husband can do for her! I went through situation similar to hers, except my husband had to have heart surgery, triple bypass, and I stood beside him through everything! This wasn't a fun time, and I had to do basically everything, from being the only one working, to paying all the bills, and for the drugs he needed. My husband wasn't a good patient either! He was very rude to me, and it wasn't nothing for him to fuss, or cuss me out, for no apparent reason. No one asks for things like this to happen, but if you value your relationship, and love the person you are married to, you don't mind making sacrifices for them. You can't put a price on a person's life, even if you end up living in a shack! I was absolutely STUNNED when I heard the lead-in for today's show ... When I watched the husband and wife on their video clips, I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing!!! How on earth could that woman be so selfish? I was blessed a little over 5 years ago to meet a wonderful man and fall in love. Only a few months into dating him, I began to suffer from extreme (I mean really extreme) allergies. My throat would start to swell for no apparent reason; I'd have difficulty breathing; I'd break out in hives or go into anaphylactic shock ... it was very scary! My then-boyfriend (now husband) spent many, many hours in various emergency rooms with me. At one point, my doctor told me I would not be allowed to leave my home for at least 3 months. This wonderful man didn't run away or complain. He just took over handling anything I needed. He did my laundry, marketing, mail, etc. Then he proposed! We've now been married for 5 years. I still have severe allergy problems that prevent me from doing many things ... like going outside for longer than a couple of hours, going out to dinner, movies, parties, going to see the Dr Phil showed taped, etc ... I spend a lot of time either too tired, too out of breath, or in too much pain to do much of anything. Being self-employed, I've been able to adjust my business to go with my condition, although I don't make nearly as much money as I used to. My husband, my sweet, sweet husband still doesn't complain. He can tell by looking at me when I'm having a "bad" day and offers to pick up dinner or do whatever he can to help me. I know I was truly blessed when I met this wonderful man. I cannot imagine him ever behaving the way Mary does with Roger. I know that, if he got sick, I'd move heaven and earth to make sure he was cared for ... I'd do whatever it took! When I told him about this show, he stood there with the same stunned look on his face I had. When we got to the "in sickness and health" part of our wedding vows, we kind of chuckled because we had already proven we knew just what that meant. My husband continues to show me every day that he was serious when he took those vows, just like I was. Mary, I just hope you never have to experience what you've put your husband through. LadyPI
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