Nick and I got married just 4 months after we met. My parents did not approve, but they gave their consent. 
After we were married, Nick and I traveled to Ontario. During our stay in an Ontario town, Nick first became suicidal, and then threatened me. Despite this, I stayed with him for several months, and he began to see a psychiatrist. Then he started to suffer from blinding headaches. He was sent to a neurologist. After numerous tests, we were told that Nick had an inoperable brain tumor. 

We moved back to my parents' place, and I looked after Nick. He often read over his favorite poem of mine, and he insisted that the poem was a kind of magic, that had brought us together, and it  kept him fighting for his life. Even at the end, he was certain that fate had had a hand in our meeting.

 

 

 

 

copyright 2002 Trish S.