BONITAShout out posted at 8:35 AM on May 27 2007
HI...I JUST GOT YOUR REPLY & WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND IN A PRIVATE EMAIL, IF THAT'S OKAY - CAN YOU EMAIL ME AT:
bonnie_knick@hotmail.com
Thanks....
BONITAShout out posted at 8:38 AM on May 25 2007
Hi...Friend, I feel we have a sister-hood thing going on here.....after reading your page, it touched me even more, as my husband was an 18-wheel driving man, too. He had just started OTR, flat-bed, 5 weeks before getting diagnosed. Had I not come to Florida to see him when I did, Ron, my sweet man, would have kept on driving - he often went out for two weeks at a time - thus the reason for him missing 3 appointments to his Dr. to get the results of a previous medical he took. He literally would have ended up dying somewhere out on the road, as he would have kept on driving - with our dreams of life that we planned being HIS driving-force to do it. When he was diagnosed, the Oncologist told us that his Leukemia was so advanced by then, that he would have only a few days to a few weeks to live, without treatment. My husband LOVED driving truck - was soooo into it - and we were going to run it like a well-oiled biz - with him driving and me next to him, handling all the paper-work, etc. - We were going to ride together for about 6-8 months, pay down stuff, make the big wedding happen & build us a house (he'd been a bachelor too long and lived in a little single-wide).
My friend, this Leukemia has taken so much from us - the dream truck-job had to be given up, as did we have to forgo on the big wedding plans, (for a 15 minute courthouse ceremeony) and our dream house, (to which we already had the blue-prints for and is now sitting collecting dust on top of the desk). Here we are - poor as aces now, after exhausting all our financial resources on medical needs, etc., living in the single-wide. Our entire married life of 11 months has been one of heart-break, and disappointment after disappointment.....this disease has traumatized both of us (emotionally). The hardest part is hearing Ron tell me he's "sorry" - because he had wanted to build us a dream life together....and now he can't do anything, but fight hard to stay alive. I tell him that "things" do not replace the value of a human being - I tell him that he has already given me all that I need - and that is HIS LOVE. I tell him that even though we won't be able to grow old together, we have the power and strength of a "life-time love". He's been incredibly courageous throughout this ordeal, and remains so...
My friend, I am going to take a leap of faith here with you....As one truck-driver's woman to another....can you help us make this last dream come true - Can you put out our story, along with what I have just written to you, now - and ask your man to relay this across America to the truck drivers out there - to see if anyone can help assist us to make this wish happen. I know this is a lot to ask - but I'm having to resort to all measures to make this possible for Ron. He has lost so much from the Leukemia. He's a good, kind, decent man...and my angel here on earth. I am putting out an appeak to all other "angels" here on earth to help us now in our need. I want so bad to be able to bring some joy to Ron's life - before it's too late....
Please, please....can you help?
God bless you and keep you strong - in all your endeavors in life.
Thank you from my heart - Bonita