Disappointment

My husband Jim and I recently had a big disappointment. Jim has been having problems with his hands. They have been curling up and we have sought out help from several places. Finally, we were put in touch with a expert in hands.

We were so hopeful that he would have answers. Doesn't medical science have the answer for everything? But this would not be the case for us.

As we prepared for the out patient surgery we faced another obstacle. Jim's wedding ring (48 years old) was on the hand they would be operating on and had to come off. The other problem was that the finger it was on was curled and would not open. The end result was that the ring had to be cut off in spite of all our efforts to get it off.

Surgery was done and the end result was there was too much damage and it could not be repaired.

For a few moments my heart sunk, but then I remembered that hope and love never die. We still have each other and as the years go by we become each other's hands and feet when necessary.

Jim cannot use his hands as well, but mine are still working fine and so I will become his hands when he needs me. What a joy to serve this man who has so loved and cared for me over these many years.

When disappointment hits, allow it to sink in, but then pull up hope and love, and that truly will sustain you.

We are looking for new ways to live rather than thinking there is an answer other than a miracle of God. And even if there is no miracle, we have four hands between us.

Anne