I knew when I saw him

by Linda
(Quebec,Canada)

In Dusseldorf, Germany at a business meeting that he was the one! I had been single for many many years and would wake up each day and my first thought was "I know your are out there I just dont know where". So when I was introduced by my boss I thought so that's what you look like. It was mid -summer night and there was a big festival in the town and even although I was working in Madrid, Spain the next day we chatted until 3am!

Well all I could say was thank god for the internet and during the next 8 weeks that's mainly how we kept in touch that and expensive calls to and from my cell phone.

Within 9 months I had left my "old" life back in Germany and moved to Canada to begin a new one with my "soul" mate. Shortly after my arrival he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer which had metastasized onto his liver.

Before we became as we called it "the cancer couple" we did so many amazing things together and had fun doing them . I say ~Life is about creating memories" and that is what we did for as long as we could.

In the last week of his life he looked at me and quietly said "John Lennon is right...........LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED!"
I have learned so much about myself and about life. I have loved deeply and always will, the cowboy from Alberta who took my breath away.


All I wanted
Was to spend more time
With you
But what I got
Was only a precious few

At least I tried
To make the most
Of what was left
Plans diverted
Too many hurdles
Never made it
To desired stage

Sorry, not much choice
Although it hurts
Life must go on now

Even without you
I must continue
The life that never was
And forged ahead
A new path
Guided by your
Eternal light
And undoubting love
Forever you are always in my heart.