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Hi...I'm Nancy Chapman..sharing with you the journal I kept while caring for my precious husband the year before he died. I know he's in Heaven keeping everyone laughing cause that's what he did best.....I loved him so much & our bond was so strong but in this Journal I put all the feelings I could not let him see.....all my frustrations....irritability......tiredness.....& yes the love we both felt. Without God as our strength we could not have made the journey.
Next I'd like to tell you all about us before beginning the journal...I hope you understand....the pain.....
If you've been there..you do.....My husband was blind for 4 years..short term memory loss & emphysema.....God love him....I did.....
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END
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My husband was a full of life person with a delightful sense of humor. Let me tell you more before my journal begins.....
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INTRODUCING.........
Mr & Mrs Charles Chapman
We were married back in the 50's..that magical era...He was a cute 20 yr old redhead & I was a cute (ahem) l8 yr old fresh out of high school..girl.
We had gone together for l l/2 years before deciding to say "I do". That "I do" lasted 40 years through good times...& tough times.
After 7 years a cute little redheaded boy came along..& l9 months later a beautiful baby girl....
We named them Randy & Sandy (how original)...
My husband was a Truck mechanic almost all his life..never afraid of hard work...Also a member of DAV..a disabled veteran...He always kept us laughing..I miss that most of all....
He had to retire at age 40 due to emphysema..a few years after that he went into a 3 day coma which destroyed some of his brain cells leaving him with short term memory loss....He asked me the same questions over & over literally hundreds of times..I answered them over & over....but when he kept asking where his mom was & I had to tell him she died again & again & the grief was so fresh for him each time it broke my heart.
Oh now about me..I'm a Christian...attend a good Baptist Church .....Retired from Social Security (Govt) where I worked for years..
Oh also a fan of Mr Billy Ray Cyrus who called me after my Chuckie died.....when I was at my lowest point in life.....
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