Hello Dr. Laura,
I am an avid fan and have been a faithful listener since 1996 when a professor in college told me all about you, and gave me 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives.
I am a podcast subscriber and for the last eight years I have not missed a single program. I was unexpectedly widowed in 1996. I was 40 years old and had been the caregiver for my husband whose illness was never supposed to be life threatening. When I met my now 2nd husband, four months later, I asked him to be my friend. He was, with all the patience a girl could ask for.
When my wedding anniversary came into to play many months later, I didn't know how to show my emotions in front of my friend. He said two things that told me the character of the man I have now been married to for 6 glorious years. He told me, "Your first husband was an incredible man. He had to be, for you to love him so deeply." He then went on to say, "It's okay, Lillian, you can love us both." I tear up as I remember that day.
My husband is my hero, and I am his girlfriend all the day long.
Lillian
