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writes:I am in love with a man (who is also in love with me), but we broke up because he has cancer and doesn't want me to watch him die. Now, he wants me to be there for him until he does die. We are in love, but he will not live more than another year. I'm 25, he's 40, everyone thinks we are done. I have never experienced love like this, and I can't just let it go, but watching him die is so scary. What do I do?
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 February 2007): Life wasn't intended to be easy, just worth it. I agree with Eyes, you don't want to regret and feel remorse for not being there for him to comfort and support him through this hard trial. Love means to put fears aside and give our all. Sacrifice.
You can do it, you are a woman afterall. We are so amazing!
Best Wishes.
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (20 February 2007):
 I will be scary but I think you will also have a huge personal growth from it as well. You will come out on the other side a stronger and wiser person. You are so very young, most people go through this at a much older age. Your whole life is ahead of you and I think you will have the capacity to enjoy it much more than most people your age. You will be fine, honey.
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reader, anna_marie-66 +, writes (19 February 2007):
anna_marie-66 is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks, eyeswideopen, I watched A walk to remember, and it parallels my situation in a lot of ways. It offered some much needed inspiration. I also liked the glove analogy, although I am not a person of faith, I do believe in the soul (if this is all there is, what a waste)
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (19 February 2007):
Ignore the anonymous poster Malyce, your answer was very comforting I am sure, heck I was impressed by your glove analogy.
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reader, anna_marie-66 +, writes (19 February 2007):
anna_marie-66 is verified as being by the original poster of the questionI know I should stay with him untiil he's gone, but I don't want to watch the man I love decline into death and then be alone again. He's in so much pain that I can't help...I'm there for him, but who's there for me?
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 February 2007): Obviously it is what I believe. I didn't say it was anyone else's believe or that everyone should believe this or has to.
This life is about choice and free agency so in my mind; I guess I was unfair to assume that educated people could discern them for themselves and choose to read it and go hmm, interesting thoughts, or just not say or think anything. They could also choose to be offended and go out of there way to say so too.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 February 2007): Malyce, nice thought about life after death, but I don't think you should state what YOU beleive as fact, those are your beliefs, fair enough share them but quote..'In my personal beleif...' What you have said could be misleading....I know you are trying to help, but think about it...
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (19 February 2007):
Rent the movie "A Walk to Remember". You'll know what to do after you watch it. Good luck, honey. Keep us posted.
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reader, anonymous, writes (19 February 2007): You take this year to love him. He is worth it. This is love. Be not afraid, there is a life after this one, you will see him again.
Death is but a step in life and we are all subject to it, so what is scary?
Take a glove. Hold it in one hand. That empty glove is you body.
Take your hand, the one that will fit in the glove. Wiggle your fingers; that is your spirit.
Your hand is an indestructible, eternal aspect of who you are. It will never be destroyed and exsisted before this life and will continue to exsist after this one.
Put your hand in the glove. Wiggle your fingers. The body is alive. The spirit remains alive. That is our state while on this Earth.
Take your hand out of the glove and lay the glove on a flat surface. Wiggle your hand. That is all death is.
At a later date, we get to be re-united with an eternal body that goes with the eternal spirit. They will join. They will be together, forever and will cannot be destoyed. That is a gift every human being on Earth has.
Where the body goes after that...is up to each individual and what they do with their life on this planet, in this time.
Take the year. It is a gift too. Have courage and faith. You can do it.
*hugs*
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