Always good to hear back from you, Your comment about Faith is so true , we must believe that God will use this time as an opportunity to make us better for what lies ahead with or without our spouse. S and I seem to be getting better balanced now. He has finished his first semester exams and has a day off to rest.
On a personal note I have befriended a cardiac surgeon that I met at the gym. He seems to be a great guy. He also met my son while working out with me at one point. Having felt his genuine interest in friendship, I opened up to him about my sitch. He currently is married and has 2 daughters one about the same age as my S. He said we could meet up at sometime. He asked at one point how my son was doing? I responded my son was angry and withdrawn at times but still managed to get on the honor roll. That is when he asked is his strength math and science? I said yes. He said does he want to be a doctor? I said for me that would be the ultimate because he has got such a kind and caring soul but I need to let him figure out what he wants to do. Anyways I asked him a favor- being a friend he said what's up? I said can you take my son with you for an afternoon and frame it as orienteering or the day in the life of a doctor. But show him what it is like to be highly skilled and in constant demand. While in the process bring him to the children's cancer ward to emphasize one of life greatest lesson. He said what is that ? I said that Life is about Choice.
Hopefully while being in the hospital with the kids that are hooked up to a machine and have but mere precious moments left with all those moments pretty much consumed by staring at a ceiling or their confined hospital room. My wish is for my S is to walk away knowing although he has it bad in his sitch- He can make a choice to focus on the positives and not hold on to anger and pain so tightly. Be grateful for what he truly has. Use it as a time to make the best of what is.
The doctor said I will do it for you but you need to get your S to apply at the hospital as a volunteer first and then we will proceed . Otherwise I will not be able to take him to places that you request but I am willing to help you. With gratitude I thanked him.
I will now pose the question to my S to see if he wants to become a doctor and get him an opportunity to experience what it is like.
With Love and prayers,
LW
M51 w50 T-20Yrs M-16Yrs S15- mad at W for not trying and giving up 1 Awesum dog BD 10/31/17 separate rooms 02/08/18 wife moved out 05/17/18