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For Better or Worst

by Patti aka Paradoxqueen
Phoenix, Arizona

 This is my husband & me taken that day in 2004.
We had a Hawaiian theme.

I want to tell the world about my husband.

I was diagnosed with MS in 2004. I thought my world had ended and my husband of 19 years wouldn't want to stay with me. He put up with the anger and emotional ups and downs.

Up to this point, I had asked about us renewing our vows for our 20th Anniversary. He kept saying "no," like most guys probably would. I was diagnosed in January and our anniversary was coming in September. I went through a tough time the first year, even trying to push him away by saying I would understand if this would be too much to handle and he wanted out. His response was "I remember in our vows something about ‘good and bad, sickness and health,’ and I didn't take those vows lightly.”

After three to four months of this, one day, he said, "Let’s do it."  

My response was, "Do what?" 

He smiled and said "Let’s renew our vows for our 20th, so that you know I'm not going anywhere."

So with the help of five friends who did all the work, we renewed our vows. First we wrote our own vows and then we committed to each "for better or worst, in sickness and in health, and for richer or poorer."

We had about 25 people come and it was a day I will never forget. My husband is an angel sent to me and I know I don't deserve all the love he gives me. 

There are angels out there.  We just have to look for them.  They're maybe in our lives already and we overlook them.  Who would be crazy enough to give away an angel?