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So Sweet
My friends husband submitted this letter to the River and won the contest. I had to share it because I've talked about them on here before.
Hi Stephanie,
I would like to nominate my wife to be shot by Cupid?s arrow. Let me tell you a little bit about her. She is not just the traditional great wife, she is the strength that has kept our family together through some trying times and I believe that she deserves all the credit and some relaxation time. Let me tell you why:
Just under three years ago, we were super excited that our second boy was on his way. We had everything planned out and our oldest was ready to be a big brother. When I was born, he was diagnosed with a deadly congenital heart defect, hypoplastic left heart syndrome (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002096/) . Normally, this is something that is detected through previous ultrasounds, but his was not found until he was born. He was immediately rushed to Children?s Hospital in Omaha only to undergo open heart surgery in his first week in this world. His path of surgery was a little different from the typical stages that most would take. We had to decide if we wanted to accept the extra risk for his life to possibly give him the best opportunity to become a two ventricle heart. Normally, during this time a mother would be home cuddling with their newborn, rocking them to sleep, but unfortunately my wife was not able to do that. She spent the first month of his life next to his bedside in the PICU at Childrens. She did this, while still taking care of A (big brother) and myself. As much as we believe we can take care of ourselves, everyone knows that it?s the women in our lives that keep everything together for us. 
After her maternity leave ended, she went back to work because she knew that she had to provide for her family in every way that she could. So through working full time at work and coming home to take care of the boys, she persisted on. When I was 6 months old, it was time for his second surgery. As hard as the first surgery was to deal with, now we had to send him in again after having him home for 5 months and experiencing all the joy of a baby starting to grow and smile at you. Now as he grew, his heart had preformed the way we wanted it to. His left ventricle was growing and pumping better than before, requiring us to decide if we wanted to continue along the path or decide to go with the standard surgery. Together, my wife and I decided that Isaac had done his part, and we were not in position to hinder his progress. We decided to go for the two ventricle path. This path would have led us two different ways, it would continue to work or he would become a heart transplant patient if it did not. We went for it and he succeeded again.
Now you may see I on TV as the super hero running around, or on the radio commercial for Children?s Hospital or on the billboards around town. He truly is our hero. Two weeks ago, he went through his third open heart surgery to make one more step toward becoming a two ventricle. This surgery was the one to determine whether his heart would be able to handle it. It worked, and he is scheduled to become a two ventricle heart in the late spring or early summer. I know that I have spoken about my son mostly, but I wanted to explain what my wife has had to deal with while still being the mom that she has. She has never missed a beat. She has done all of this while working odd hours to make it easier for her family. She gets up every morning to be at work at 5:30 so she can be off early to pick up our older son at preschool. There has never been a time in her life where she said ?I can?t do this anymore?. Being a great mother and a great wife must have been in her blood. She has been supportive to me during my career change and the hours that I have put in with my position. Whether it is long days, or being out of town on trips, she makes it happen. I do not know how I would have been able to do it if I was in her shoes. After the last surgery, I believe that she is in need of some relaxation time to unwind.
I know that there are many entries being sent to you, therefore I appreciate the time that you have taken to read my wife?s story. I am so proud of her, and I love her more and more every day. Oh and I believe that she deserves a little embarrassment from Cupid. She doesn?t believe that I am romantic anymore and I would like to impress her this year and show her that I can come up with something prior to picking something up on Valentine?s Day.
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