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Significance of a Gift...

The first gift Eric gave me at our
 first Christmas together...
Eric and I met in November of 2012.  This glass heart was the first gift he gave me our first Christmas together.  It had an amazing note in a card with it that talked about true love and that we had found it finally together.  I decided to carry the heart with me always.
Flash forward to February 12, 2014.  This was the day that we found out Eric would need a heart transplant.  I pulled this heart from the little satchel I carry it in and reflected.  Was this the journey I thought we would be on in our lives together...no.  But this first gift became a sign that we could make it through anything we set our minds to as long as we fought together.
I never knew how significant this heart would become years down the road but it is still always with me.  The card is safely tucked away but I take it out and read it whenever I feel I need to.  The heart is always with me wherever I go.
Bear with me as I fine tune this blog as Eric will have his computer to blog from the hospital while we wait for that amazing Gift of Life!

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