Treasure who you have–today
November 27, 2007 | T. Suzanne Eller
A fellow writer and friend just found out she has cancer. Life turned upside down overnight. Right now the report is that she has weeks to live.Kristy Dikes is a red-head. She’s feisty. She loves her family and her husband. She’s a writer and a speaker. She normally blogs, but her husband has blogged since her surgery (at her request).
Yesterday I read a new post. It is a husband’s plea to all men to treasure who you have today, because you never know what tomorrow might bring. It’s insightful. It’s beautiful. It’s painful. It’s relevant.
And I think the message should be read by all. This is how the post begins:
This last week as I have been home for a few moments at different times while Kristy has been in the hospital dealing with a deadly tumor, some things have been very different for me. I don’t think I can explain but I’ll try.
I walked through the house filled with visiting family, but oh, it was sooo empty:
a kitchen…but no cook
a family room…but no family
a bedroom…but no lover
a back porch…but no one to share it’s view
a dining room…but no one to dine with….
I would return to the hospital to hold the hand of my dearest, most precious friend only to wonder if after the surgery would she, could she ever see me, hear me, touch me, talk with me, share life with me again? The pain and horror of those thoughts are haunting and more terrible than you could imagine.
So what does a man who has faced such possibilities have to say to other husbands?
Hold her while you can. Hold her tightly. Hold her hand. Listen to her heart. Look into her eyes. Look at her across the room with that longing, I love you look.
From Suzie: I hope that you will join me and thousands of others who are praying for Kristy, and for her family.
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