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My Husband is Dying

10th July 2017

 

To My Husband

As I watch your life, slipping away

We share all the things we want to say

 

We have time to reflect, encourage and love

To be grateful with warmth, to look beyond and above

 

We remember the good and laugh at the bad

And take time to listen and embrace the sad

 

It is a rich time, this time that we have

What has been, what is now, is what will be had

 

As your strength fades, and your eyes slowly dim

We look beyond the body you are in

 

When death approaches and your final breath taken

We know your spirit, will soar with elation

 

You will look at this world and say your goodbyes

And peace will take you as you pass through the sky’s

 

All the best for your journey

Your loving wife

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Written by
Jaynezzz
58 / F / New Zealand
Published
Jul 12, 2017
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Notes

My husband was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer we only had a few months to say goodby and make peace. It was the richest time of our marriage

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