I am So grateful

I am So grateful for waking up each morning and seeing my Partner is still next to me and more importantly, Alive, having been diagnosed with Cancer a matter of some 2 months ago and now undergoing Excessive Chemo because it is further advanced (Stage 4) than first thought (Stage 2 or 3.).
 
This same Lady saved MY life 6 years ago following a stroke and finding me slumped in a chair, unable to move, or even talk. I LOVE this Lady so much, but she DOESN'T deserve this.

Care for others and they will care for you.

Dear Brian . . .
None of us deserve these things
and yet
all of us deserve them . . .
I hardly dare say these things
because I question and I beg for release often during my life.
I am so sorrowful for you and for your partner,
and yet I feel so blessed and full of happiness
for what the two of you have shared . . .
I feel that your love for each other
and the perseverance with which you have stood beside each other
is a testimony to something more than this world talks about much . . .
and that is a love that lives beyond the boundaries of death.
I feel blessed that you have told us so little and yet so much . . .
and will pray for you and for your partner
from the deepest part of my soul
with love . . .
sparrow
ps. Please come back, Mikkel,
and feel welcomed by the brave spirits that embrace you
with love

everything counts... ♥

Welcome to the forum, Brian!
 
I am touched by your post speaking so loudly of your love for your partner. I don't think anyone deserves to get cancer. It is something that strikes mostly at random and doesn't spare any particular group of people, be they rich or poor, famous or not.
 
The time you have with your partner, however much or little it may be - and I hope it will be a long time - is a precious gift to be lived as fully as possible. It is a time to make memories to be treasured. Your spirit of gratefulness will inspire and carry you.
 
I will keep you both in my prayers and light a candle for you in the ALL group!
 
With every good wish and love,
Edda  

Peace and joy!

Dear Brian,
I am so sorry for the pain you and your partner are going through, and echo what Sparrow has alread said, that all you can do is feel grateful for the life and the love you share and have shared.
It is such a privilege to find such love.
 
My heart goes out to you both. I hope you will come back and talk to us some more.
 
With Love and Blessings, Jude

Love is the only way

Thank you All for the lovely thoughts. My Partner and I had known each other for over 20 years and as I was already divorced when her last marriage broke up 6 years ago and she needed a roof over her head, so I offered her one and a spare bed I had at the time. Within a couple of days of her 'lodging' with me until she found somewhere else to live, we hit it off and we have had just 3 disagreements since then. I do Sincerely Love her so much, I will do almost anything she asks of me.
 
I am Chairman of a Heritage Railway Group and a Model Railway Club that I started 4 years ago, a committee member of my Church and a branch of the RDA, or Riding for the Disabled Association as it is rightly known, but if my Partner is unwell when I am due to go to either of them, then I stay home and Nurse her instead. My Partner is Number 1 to me, because she can Never be replaced.

Care for others and they will care for you.

Brian, I too want to welcome you.  Your love is so tremendous.  I am sorry that you and your partner are going through this difficult (to put it mildly) ordeal.  I do pray for a good outcome.  My heart wishes no less for her.
 
You wrote that she does not deserve this.  No, she doesnt deserve suffering.  Neither of you do. 
 
I am sending love and light to you both.  May you both be carried in the light of source, Blessings and love, liliwings

No need to spend endless hours, days, weeks searching for the rainbow.  Open your heart and your eyes to see and know you are the rainbow you seek.  Rejoyce in the beauty of the co-creation of you.

I am happy to see you return here . . .
What a beautiful story
dear Brian . . .
of love and devotion
and fortitude through the hard times.
May your day be blessed
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

My partner had another session of Chemo yesterday, followed by a CT Scan today. Three weeks yesterday, she is booked in for a major op and in a hospital some 45 miles from here. I have promised to visit every other day, because we have pets that need caring for as well, despite a friend offering to walk our dog for us while I am visiting. As much as I appreciate the very kind offer, I have declined it, because it will mean him driving 15 miles each way to take him out and our dog is not too keen on 'strangers'  as such. Besides, I am using rail and bus for free to visit, while to drive and pay for parking will cost around £10 each time and on Low income, I can do without it, plus our dog is used to waiting about 6-7 hours overnight to go out, which is the maximum I intend to be.

Care for others and they will care for you.

Dear Brian . . .
I am so pleased that you have returned . . .
never underestimate the power and beauty
of allowing someone else to gift you . . .
I continue to hold both you and your partner close in my heart
as you go through these new procedures
with love and with prayer . . .
sparrow
ps. Do you have a name or nickname that we could call your partner?
It would help to make it more personal . . .

everything counts... ♥

Dear Brian,
 
You and your partner will be in my prayers as you continue on this journey together!
As Sparrow said, accepting help is a gift to the one who offers!
 
With much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Hi Brian,
I am holding you both in prayer.  Yes, I agree with Sparrow and Edda about accepting the gift of help from others.   I once heard an author say that receiving is as important as giving.  That both are important.  He compared it to the breathing.  Giving is the exhalation and receiving the inhalation. 
Again Brian, you both are in my prayers.  Sending light and love, liliwigs

No need to spend endless hours, days, weeks searching for the rainbow.  Open your heart and your eyes to see and know you are the rainbow you seek.  Rejoyce in the beauty of the co-creation of you.

Dear Brian,
Hopefully without it sounding like a sermon I would agree with the others that in receiving a gift or offer we actually give a gift to the one who offers.
I know myself, when I offer someone something and they receive it gratefully, I feel good too.
 
I pray that your partner's treatment will go well and I will put you both in my candle.
 
With Love, Jude

Love is the only way