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OUR STORY
January 19th 2009
ImetmysoulmateonJanuary19th2009.Shecame overfromThailandonaStudentVisatofurtherher education.Iwasasmalltownboywhowaslivingin thebigcity.OurfirstdatewasincentralParkinNew YorkCity.Webothmetonplentyoffish.com
Wedatedforforalittleoverayear.That'sallittook formetoknowshewastheone.Hervisawas expiringandshewouldbesentbackhometo Thailand,soIhadtomakeadecision,anditwasan easyone!
2010
I proposed to her at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in the Rose section, it was her favorite flower and they were at the peek bloom. It was one of her favorite spots! We were married the following week on July 17th, 2010.
2017
Wefinallyhadourlifeinorderandafoundationto startourlittlefamily.OursonwasbornJanuaryof 2017
2020
May15th,2020iswhenournightmarebegan.Inthe COVIDLockdownera,Kanlayasufferedamajorstroke rightinfrontofus.Iquicklycalled911andshewasrushed tothehospital.Theywereabletounclottheareathatwas clotted,butunfortunatelytwodayslaterinthehospitalshe sufferedanothermajorstrokeontherightsideofher brain.Shewasparalyzedontheleftsideofherbody.
Wewereshockedtofindoutthiswasallduetoarareform ofOvarianCancer,ClearCellCarcinoma,thatwewerenot awareof.Shehadnofamilyhistoryofcancersowewere blindsided.Wehadnoidea.Shehadtohaveafull hysterectomytoremoveallofthecancer.
SheneededtohaveaCraniotomyinordertosafeherlife whichinvolvedhavingtoremovealargepartofherskull. Herbrainwasswellingtothepointwhereshealmost passedaway.
2021
Asyouwillnotice,inallofthepicturesaboveKanlaya hasalwayshadasmileonherface!Sheisaninspiration tousallandteachesustoNEVERGIVEUP!Nothingis impossible!WeloveyouKanlaya,continuetofightand getbetter!
Wehavecomesofarandshehasbeendoingamazing!Her walkinghasimproved,cognitiveabilityseemstobe improving.Nomovementinherarmyetbutwearestill hopeful!
Asformyself,I'mdoingmybest.Thingsaregettingbetter withtime.Istruggledailywitheveryemotionyoucan thinkof.Itsverydifficulttoseemywifeinthiscondition everyday.ThisisnothowIthoughtthingswouldgo.I grieveformyoldlifeallofthetimebutmymaingoalisto givemysonasmuchofanormalofalifeaspossibleand getmywifebacktothebestmomshecanbe!
2022
Stillprogressingandnotgivingup.Wearemakingit through.Asformyself,I'mdoingmybest.Thingsare gettingbetterwithtime.Istruggledailywithevery emotionyoucanthinkof.Itsverydifficulttoseemy wifeinthisconditioneveryday.ThisisnothowI thoughtthingswouldgo.Igrieveformyoldlifeallof thetimebutmymaingoalistogivemysonasmuchof anormalofalifeaspossibleandgetmywifebackto thebestmomshecanbe!
2023
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