#givethanks - Monday, November 21, 2022 I’m thankful for my Wife

 

#givethanks - Monday, November 21, 2022        I’m thankful for my Wife

I can’t believe that it is Thanksgiving week again already.  The year 2022 is fast moving for sure!  It is time to list   what I am thankful for again.  Please indulge me as I do so.

I am truly thankful for my angel companion Patricia – Pat to all who know her.  This year has been a year of doctors, tests, treatments, appointments, office visits, more tests and, above all, taking pills.  I have been diagnosed as having Celiac disease, a problem with the lining of my upper intestine.  This was discovered when I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy in July.  The effects of this disease is potentially wide reaching, setting off a myriad of other maladies that old guys can get.  Mine has chiefly affected my intestinal tract.  To make a long story somewhat shorter, the treatment is to eat only gluten free foods.  What a pain!  While most grocery stores carry things that are gluten-free, most day-to-day meals, for us at least, had to change. 

Pat has been my guiding star in this process.  She has single-handedly researched Gluten-free products in search of dinner menus for us.  She went through all of our food storage and separated those items that contained gluten; now she prepares foods suitable for both of us (she can eat gluten-laden foods), and she has compiled a remarkable menu selection of gluten-free dishes.  Pat knows which of the local restaurants offer gluten-free menu selections.  She has read all she could find on the internet about the disease, and shares with me all the good and bad news she reads.  I feel well prepared to face and hopefully defeat this disease because of Pat’s dedication and perseverance and the loving, tender care she gives me.

Of course, Pat has many other wonderful traits that make me remember how lucky I am to have been her partner and husband for these past (almost) 48 years.  It’s no small wonder why I love her.  It is a miracle she has kept me all this time.  Here’s to us achieving 50+ years together!

(Pat, I love you my Sweetie, my Nosie, my darling wife!)