It's not what you think.
When I repeated the vows “for better, for worse,” I was young, naive and very much in love. I planned on riding that love into the future, where it could only get better.
His exposure to Agent Orange caused a rare tumor — one more prevalent in dogs — to develop in his brain. Because of this tumor, his right leg doesn’t always follow his brain’s commands. So when the Veterans Administration determined he was eligible for a caregiver, who was I to argue with some household help? Folding laundry, doing dishes, making beds. I gave up those tasks easily.For years, I’d been helping him in and out of our shower tub. Throughout the decades we’ve had fun in various spas, with and without each other. I didn’t mind our “shower hour,” but it was beginning to feel more like an obligation than something spontaneous.
I wondered what part of my husband’s body Betty was caressing. What made him giggle like a teenage boy? Of course, my imagination kicked into overdrive. As I’ll let yours do too. Our current caregiver, Spanish Alana, doesn’t speak English very well. Her words ride on the back of a giggle. There is no language barrier when it comes to laughter — those peals of joy sound the same in Spanish as in English. And I hear a lot of it while they are in the bathroom. I have no idea what they talk about, or if they talk at all. He always emerges clean-shaven and smelling fresh, with a grin on his face.
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