Personal Narrative Analysis

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After meeting in April of 1981, it did not take long for me to realize that Michael and I were meant to be; and on December 17, 1983 I promised to always stand by him, til death do us part. Through the good times and the bad, we have made it through this life together.
We longed to start a little family but after three miscarriages, our dream to become parents seemed unlikely to happen.
Thankfully, God sent us a gift from the heavens above on July 14, 1990 and on September 18, 1990, Seth (meaning "gift from God") was legally ours. We finally had our little family and life was great.
Skipping ahead to several years later, Seth gifted us with an amazing daughter-in-law and two beautiful grandchildren, Devan and Juleigha. Michael and I couldn't
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During the wait, Michael's health continued to deterioate. The doctors then regrettably informed us that Michael's cancer had become terminal and then our hope for a live transplant became no more... The doctor visits and hopsitals stays are almost constant; if it isn't due to his health issues then it's mine. The doctors have given him 6-9 months left to live and I no longer know what to do besides pray and beg God for a miracle. My best friend, my husband of 33 years, and the love of my life is dying.... Things weren't supposed to be like this. I don't even feel like we've had the neccessary time to grow old together. There's so much he's going to miss and I know it's killing him as much as it is the rest of us. He's supposed to stand beside our son as his 'best man' and watch as our beautiful daughter-in-law finally walks down the aile.. He's supposed to attend our grandbabies highschool graduation so he can embrace them in a hug and express to them how proud he is. Together, we were supposed to sit on the porch as we watch our great-grandchildren play in the yard til the sun goes down.... There's just so many things that are yet to be done and so many things that have yet to be said, and