Did I mention the Urology Doctors?

This is for my "A" and what reminded me of the following comments was the episode of ER last night. There were two moments on ER that reminded of my current situation.

Last week, I was fortunate to have 3 excellent urologists working on me. One these gifted gentlemen is truely talented and looks very much like Luka on ER. Tall, dark, handsome and has an accent that I know appears to a certain gender. My review of his capabilities revealed he is extremely technically competent and was "called in" by my primary urologist to assist with my surgury.

Last week during my doctor-patient visitation, the urologist I am refering to came to see me. He said that he was very pleased with the surgery. This information was very incouraging. I believe the monster was caught and removed in its early stage.

He then indicated and wondered if "it would be OK if he could continue to monitor my progress?" He said he would understand if we didn't want to see him anymore. Without a missing a heartbeat of time, my wonderful "A", said "sure, that would be fine". I concured.

He was pleased and walked down the hallway. I looked at a "A", smiled, and said "My gosh, you said yes very quickly". She said "Do you think I was a little too quick with the answer?". I chuckled and said "Well ... that was fast." We both had a good chuckle, even though my 6 inch wound hurt like heck.

The second moment on ER was the wedding vows being said between Luka and Abbie. It was Luka's impomptue vow that made me stop and think about my life and relationship with "A" and my Higher Power. His vow started with the statement "I offer myself to you ... " I say this everymorning to during my prayers. This is the Third Step Prayer that we use in my 12 Step Program ... "God I offer myself to You, to build with me and do with me as You will. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Your will. Take away my difficulties, so that victory over them may bear witness to those that I would help of Your Power, Your Love and Your Way of life. May I do Your will always".

But what sparked a thought in my head was the wedding vows that "A" and I made over 28 years ago. We were married in a small town in Jedburgh, Saskatchewan on April 28, 1979. The last marraige ceremony in that church occurred in the late 1950's, so this was a special day for the small town as well as for "A" and I.

I remember making the commitment of staying together and offering myself to "A" no matter what would happen. The episode of ER made me reflect on my married life so far; there have been very many ups and downs but we seem to get stronger ... I am one lucky guy, even though "A" did answer that question very quickly last week.