When I began posting this thank you to my secret santa, at first I just didn't know what to say. So, I took a little while to think about it. Then my beloved grandfather on August 7,2015 was hospitalized in ICU. He had a lifetime of battling type 1 diabetes. When admitted his glucose level was 740 which was causing his kidney's to fail. Then he had a massive stroke, massive heart attack, hemorrhaging in his brain, 4 more mini strokes before finally passing away on September 1, 2015 4:34am. So, my mind has been lost in grief so I did not properly post my gratitude. So, here I will begin again.

My health has declined over the last two years dramatically as I developed a chronic nerve disorder on top of other illness. In January I lost my job and my insurance with it which meant all my care and meds would go away.

My boyfriend decided we had been together for five years so we could get married and put me on his insurance. This was premature to our plans but he didn't want me to lose my care. I said when are we going to get married and he said, "Let's get married on your birthday so it will never NOT be special again!" (My birthdays usually suck.) So, we wed on February 18,2015, which was also my 30th birthday. This was both our second marriages so we made sure it was forever before going through with it.

I had mentioned this in my profile, "that I had been married twice and never gotten a real ring." My ex gave me multiple fake rings and my current husband wants to have one custom made for when we have the real wedding with friends and family in a few years. We had a design in mind and found a similar looking ring close to what we wanted but in the mean time I wanted a ring to prove I was married!

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