Page 13 - Depth of the Heart

After Robin died I kept busy working and then during my forties, I found my soulmate, Craig. I loved him dearly, but he was HIV positive during the time when there was little hope for survival. I tried to separate myself from Craig, because I didn’t know if I was strong enough to see him through this, to watch him fade and die. I move to Baltimore. I thought the separation would end the relationship, but it did just the opposite. He was constantly on my mind. My love for him was too strong to let him go. I moved back and we bought a townhouse together and then a miracle happened. We began to celebrate life. We lived every day to the fullest. Our house was continually filled with friends, with parties in celebration of every holiday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Saint Patrick Day, Ground Hog Day, Flag Day, etc. When we ran out of holidays, we made up own. We went on spontaneous road trips, took cruises and saw parts of the world we have never seen before. We had ten joy-filled years together before he was taken away.
Then, my life ended once again.