I WOKE UP AND REALIZED MY WHEELCHAIR WAS GONE — AND WHAT I FOUND AFTER MAKING MY WAY TO THE GARAGE LEFT ME COMPLETELY SPEECHLESS.

than I expected.

I didn’t hold anything back.

I took a breath, steadying myself.

Then something clicked.

“Why today? Why all of this now?”

My husband blinked at me as if the answer should have been obvious.

“Babe? Today is our 15th wedding anniversary.”

My hand flew to my mouth. I’d completely forgotten!

With everything that had happened over the past year, I had been so focused on what I had lost that I hadn’t even noticed the date.

I’d completely forgotten!

“Oh my goodness, Terry! It completely slipped my