I am three days away from SRS and BA. I wish I could be eloquent but I am a jumble of emotions and thoughts. I am excited but I can't really process everything that I am feeling. However, the most real and painful aspect is saying goodbye to the relationship I now have with my wife. Yes we are staying together but it will never be the same. This process began a long time ago but the final part of it is here now.
Yesterday we took the day together to drive up the coast. We had lunch and then headed to our small very private beach that she loves. It was a sweet day but as it ended I felt the pain she is enduring. I am running toward something as she cheers me on knowing that she is paying a price for my happiness. It is difficult to be a participant in this drama. I wish I could take all of her pain away.
So Friday morning I will be elated but I will also be saying goodbye to us as we once were. I want so much to help everyone around me but I can't. I have to let them have their own experience and hope we all heal together. I can't really grasp what that final moment will hold before they put me under. I have waited my whole life for it. I just hope I can remember that moment for the rest of my life!
Suzanne