2.28.2011

I Have Plans.

This year was supposed to be out-of-this-world amazing.

I met my boyfriend in the summer of 2008. We were camp counselors and we fell for each other almost instantly. He was British, hilarious, handsome, smart..... my definition of perfect. I have never met anyone like him and he completely swept me off my feet. I felt like he would do anything for me, and as time has passed, I learned this was true.

After being in a long distance relationship for two years, my boyfriend moved out to America and became a student at my university. I could not have been more ecstatic.

He flew out to America in July 2010. In August we moved into an apartment together and began our fall semester. Things were wonderful, but he started getting sick. It started in October.

After countless doctor visits he was diagnosed on February 4, 2011 with PSC. We still do not fully understand the disease, but I do know that his body is failing him. At his lowest point, he weighed about 130 pounds (He is 6'2). I am 5'6 and weigh 128. He has an increased chance of liver cancer and liver failure. One doctor said his liver would last him about 10 years. There is a long list of people needing a liver. Will he get one?

I was devastated at first, but there is always hope and he is so inspiring. His strength and courage keep me strong.

We talked about it. We are going to live in the moment and do the things we love. No one knows how long they will live, so might as well live a life worth living.

The Changes We Have Made:
1.We started making more time for each other.
2. We started making at least one new recipe a week.
3. We got a dog. We always wanted a puppy, but we kept putting it off. She is a Corgi/Blue Heeler. Her name is Razzle "Swag" Dazzle Toenibbler the first. Raz for short.



Our Summer Plans:
- Rich is going to bike across the United States in May with one of his friends from England.
- I am going to surprise my mother by giving her house a much needed make-over. I am going to start with her living room.
-We are going to Michigan in July with our families (his mother, father, sister, and her sister's fiancĂ©e are staying about a half hour away from my family!)
-We are going to enjoy the outdoors and go on lots of mini vacations!

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