When Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger (can we talk?)

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178. Dear Omaha Steve -

I have not been a member as long as some, so have not benefited from your wisdom and eloquence as much as some. Your posts were among those that I took consistent note of early in my participation here.

The one I treasure the most is the exquisitely touching one about the stained glass window you found for your wife. I remember thinking, "What woman would not thrill to know her husband loves her as much as Omaha Steve obviously loves Marta, and what woman would not wish he could express it as beautifully." There is poetry in your soul.

Your presence here has unquestionably touched many people very deeply. I think you are a shining example of the world, both at large and here on DU, being a better place because you have been part of it.

I hope this is not the last we see of you, but that, of course, is up to you and you must do what is best for you.