I feel so void of emotions these last
two days, I am not sure if I am just tired or maybe I just filled my
emails to Jane last week with so much emotion that I don't have much in me.
The days are flying by so fast, I can't believe it has been three
weeks. Jane read my emails from the other night, including my first
one. She told me tonight that she was surprised how much her ED
affected me in the last weeks and days before she left. That kind of
surprised me. Not sure if she thinks that I did not care about her or
if she thinks that her disorder was no big deal. So of course, after
our conversation ended and I turned on my analytical side of
my brain, I thought what would have happened if our roles were
reversed and I was the one withering away from a disorder or disease.
I think Jane would have been in more of a panic mode than I was. I
think she would have pleaded, enticed, prayed, been confused, and
maybe a bit angry. These are human emotions. This has affected me
tremendously. It is easy for me to say that now, I am now a stay at
home dad raising 6 kids. But before Jane left, it had affected me
tremendously. I honestly wondered, as we trudged through December, if
I would be standing at my wife's grave in a few months with six
crying kids. Every time I saw her get on her elliptical or exercising
in the kitchen, it made me so mad and sad at the same time. I felt
like there was nothing I could do to stop her. I saw her wasting away
right before my eyes. I had people ask me what I was going to do and
I would get tears in my eyes and say that there was nothing I could
do. When Jane finally invited me to go see the Dr.
with her, I was so relieved. I was so relieved when he was as
concerned as I was, I finally had someone on my team who Jane would
listen to. That was huge for me. The mixture of emotions that sprang
up in me in the latter half of December was dreadful. One night I
could not sleep so I got up and went down and sat in front of the
fireplace and wept, I just did not know what to do. I sat down there
for hours, trying to figure out our next move, nothing came to mind.
The problem was that it had to be Jane's initiative, not mine. That
is extremely hard as a spouse to have to let your wife do what she
wants, even when I could see the harm that it was causing her, and
her relationship with me and the kids. That is a tough pill to
swallow. One day when Jane was running errands, I was in the
kitchen, baby girl was at the bar eating breakfast and i just had a
melt down. Uncontrollable, nasty, disfigured face bawling. I could
not control it, i was just so sad that Jane was going through this. It
was miserable that first month when I found out. It was such a
relief, a sad relief, when I finally walked out the doors at the
Center by myself. I knew she would get the help she needed. Jane,
even today, said that she does not feel that she is sick, she still
wonders if she should be there. I hope one day she will realize how
sick she was and that all of those who love her, had true concerns. I
think she will come to a full realization one day as too how close to
death she was. My brother, the Dr., or myself were not wrong in being
so concerned. I miss her dearly now, but I will just be missing her
for months, not the rest of my life, and for that I will be eternally
grateful to my Heavenly Father for helping her get the help that she
needed so badly. I love Jane, she is the happiest part of my life. I
want her back with me, but I will be patient and hope for a happy and
whole Jane when this process has finished. And.... I love my girl!
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